Ja Morant doesn't sound close to a return to basketball.
The Memphis Grizzlies star was inactive on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers for the second game of what the team announced on Saturday was "at least" a two-game ban that it declined to call a suspension. When asked about a timeline for his return prior to tip, head coach Taylor Jenkins called projecting one "disrespectful."
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins on Ja Morant return: “It’s a healing process. If everyone expects something to change overnight, we’ve got to be due diligence and respectful on that.