NBA: What is known about the injuries of Giannis, Wemby and Morant
Bucks, Spurs and Grizzlies are crossing their fingers after the injuries of their stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama and Ja Morant.
Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Victor Wembanyama and Ja Morant on the list of stars out of action due to injuries and alarms went off in all three teams due to the uncertainty surrounding these setbacks.
This is what we should know about each of the setbacks and how they affect their teams.
Bucks cross fingers for Giannis
The Milwaukee Bucks star left Monday’s game and did not return due to a groin strain in his left leg, according to AM850’s Jamal Collier.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers declared after the game that his star will submit to an MRI on Tuesday.
“He didn’t look good, I can tell you that,” Rivers said. “Tomorrow we will know more.”
Antetokounmpo He has had one of the best starts to the season of his career. He averages 32.6 points on 63% shooting from the field, 11.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists in his first 12 games this season.
Milwaukee is 8-7 and the success of the whole depends on the performance of a Giannis 100 percent.
Wemby out for a few weeks
According to Shams Charania, the star center of the San Antonio Spurs, will be out of play for a few weeks due to a left calf strain.
According to Charnia’s note, the Spurs prefer to err on the side of cautious when it comes to recovering the cornerstone of the franchise.
Wembanyama was ruled out before the start of Sunday’s game that the team won against the Sacramento Kings.
“Obviously, as we’ve seen recently in this league, calf contractures are not something to be taken lightly,” the Spurs coach told AM850. Mitch Johnson. “We don’t want to force the situation.”
Prior to this season, the Frenchman underwent rigorous training that included kung-fu exercises, meditation and several training sessions with NBA legend, Hakem Olajuwon.
The results have been visible. In its third season, Wembanyama He is averaging career-highs in points (26.2), rebounds (12.9) and assists (4.0), in addition to leading the league in blocks per game (3.6). He is primarily responsible for the Spurs’ 9-4 start this season.
Ja Morant out for two weeks
The base Ja Morant, suffered a grade 1 right calf strain during the first quarter of Saturday’s loss to Cleveland and will be out for at least two weeks, according to AM850’s Michael C. Wright.
The point guard had already missed the previous game, on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics, due to discomfort in his right ankle.
The new setback Morant coincides with the bad moment of the Grizzlies, who have lost four games in a row and 8 of their last 10. Contrary to Antetokounmpo and Wembanyamathe point guard records the worst averages of his career in minutes played (28.8), field goal percentage (35.9%), three-point percentage (16.7%) and rebounds (3.5), in addition to a maximum of 3.8 turnovers per game.
Additionally, he has had new behavioral problems that led to the Grizzlies to suspend him for one game.
