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Ja Morant will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the season.

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Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, the franchise announced.

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Morant suffered a shoulder subluxation at practice Saturday, the Grizzlies said in a release. After Morant felt ongoing soreness and instability in the shoulder, an MRI revealed a labral tear.

He's expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 season, per the team. It will go down as a lost season for the two-time All-Star, who played just nine games in 2023-24. He began the season by serving a 25-game suspension for a repeated instance of "conduct detrimental to the league."

Morant had posed with a gun during a live streamed video for the second time in a short span. When he returned to game action December 19, he made his season debut count. He tallied 34 points, eight assists and six rebounds and made the game-winning shot for Memphis to beat New Orleans at the buzzer.

Morant sat out Sunday’s game at the Phoenix Suns. The Grizzlies went 6-3 with Morant in the lineup this season and are 7-20 without him. In five NBA seasons, the former No. 2 overall pick has career averages of 22.5 points, 7.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.

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