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Blazers’ Ja Morant exits Grizzlies game with hamstring injury

Brad Taningco, ClutchPoints

Fri, October 30, 2026 at 5:52 AM UTC·

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant brought plenty of attitude into his first matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. However, his highly anticipated reunion ended prematurely after a left hamstring injury forced him out of Thursday’s game. Morant appeared eager to make a statement against the franchise that traded him during the offseason. His […] The post Blazers’ Ja Morant was in a trolling, trash-talking mood before getting hurt vs. Grizzlies appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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The Portland Trail Blazers hit a setback with one of their main players on Thursday night in the loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. According to the Trail Blazers PR, Morant has exited the game against the Grizzlies because he picked up a left hamstring injury. INJURY UPDATE: Ja Morant (L Hamstring) will not return to […] The post Blazers Announce Bad Injury News About Ja Morant appeared first on HEAVY.

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant suffered a left hamstring injury during the fourth quarter of the 124-103 home loss to his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies, on Thursday, Oct. 29. Morant grabbed at the back of his left leg after a sequence midway through the fourth quarter and went straight to the bench to […] The post Blazers Head Coach Details Ja Morant’s Reaction on Concerning Injury appeared first on HEAVY.

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