Ja Morant checked his phone after Friday's win over New Orleans. There was a text from one of his former AAU teammates, proud of a defensive play the Memphis Grizzlies star guard made against Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray.

Ja Morant is on the injury report and is listed as probable. Morant is dealing with a knee injury following a hip injury that resulted in missing eight consecutive games. Here's everything we know about Ja Morant's injury and playing status vs.

Ja Morant scored 27 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 23 and reserve Santi Aldama had 20 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to their first NBA Cup victory Friday, 120-109 over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans.