SAN ANTONIO — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is unlikely to play against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said.

The Memphis Grizzlies ended the 2023-24 regular season with a 27-55 record, as the team was never healthy and head coach Taylor Jenkins didn't have enough talen

Morant has had several injuries over the past two seasons, and hopefully, this doesn't become a regular thing for one of the young, budding stars in the league. It will be interesting to see what his availability looks like closer to game time.

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was the recipient of the vicious one-handed dunk late in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies and, for two seconds, got Malik Beasley and Jakob Poeltl off the hook after they were posterized previously by Morant.

The Grizzlies were led by star point guard Ja Morant, who posted a strong double-double with 21 points and 12 assists, shooting an efficient 9-13 from the field. Morant posted a team-high +22, being a true difference-maker in the competitive divisional matchup.

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.

Yes, Ja Morant dunked all over Hector Banana-Bread -- er, Victor Wembanyama after the whistle on Wednesday night in the Memphis Grizzlies' win over the San Antonio Spurs. But no matter. This was sick.

Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Santi Aldama. Jaren Jackson Jr. contributed 19 points in the game. It was an all-around team performance that the Grizzlies will be looking to replicate in Friday's rematch.

The Memphis Grizzlies will face the San Antonio Spurs in this NBA matchup at the Frost Bank Center on Friday, January 17th. WATCH: Grizzlies vs Spurs Live | Stream free on Fubo Ja Morant has been heating up recently,

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs on the road Friday night, 140-112, without Ja Morant, who sat out due to right foot soreness. He has played in 24 of the Grizzlies first 42 contests on the season.

Desmond Bane shared what makes the Grizzlies work without Ja Morant and why fans saw some surprise dunks in a win over the Spurs.