Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is no longer eligible for regular season NBA awards. Morant, who is out on Friday night due to right foot soreness, is missing his 18th game of the season. NBA players must play in at least 65 games to qualify for awards such as All-NBA status or the MVP award.

Ja (Morant) is a very fierce competitor, and he knows that I am, too,” Jalen Green told Rockets Wire regarding his duel with Ja Morant.

The return of Ja Morant from a shoulder injury could be very soon for ... The Rockets are second in the NBA Western Conference at 24-12, while the Grizzlies are third at 24-13. Morant is averaging 22.4 points and 7.4 assists per game.

Ja Morant shares hilarious social media exchange with Grizzlies teammate after poster on Victor Wembanyama in Spurs win.

The Memphis Grizzlies are playing one of the biggest games of their season on Monday night. Facing the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center, Memphis enters this gam

Via Grizzlies PR: “Status Update: Ja Morant (illness ... and enters Monday night as the third seed in the Western Conference.

In a highly anticipated rematch between two dynamic Western Conference teams, the Memphis Grizzlies are set to face the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.

The Houston Rockets (25-12) host the Memphis Grizzlies (25-14) on Monday at Toyota Center, the second game in four days between the two teams. On Thursday in Memphis, Alperen Şengün's double-double and Fred VanVleet's clutch play helped the Rockets hold off the Grizzlies in a 119-115 win.

But even then, one of the most talked about moments of the game was Ja Morant's dominant posterizing dunk on Wembanyama. Unfortunately, it didn't count as Morant took off after the refs already blew the whistle. Ja talked about his viral dunk over Wembanyama during the postgame conference and gave an unbothered response to the same.