Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant's will miss Game 4 of their first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, ESPN reported Friday. Morant injured his hip after taking a hard fall during Game 3. Down 3-0 in the series, the Grizzlies face elimination without their best playmaker, and Morant's 2024-25 season could be over.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant did not play in Game 4 of the Grizzlies’ 4-0 series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday while still dealing with a hip contusion from Game 3.

The Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of their Western Conference Playoffs matchup, but Ja Morant believes it might have gone down differently had he not exited Game 3—and then missed Game 4—with a left hip contusion.