The Memphis Grizzlies' season is going from bad to worse.
Star point guard Ja Morant will be out and re-evaluated after approximately two weeks due to a Grade 1 right calf strain, the team announced on Monday.
Morant suffered the injury Saturday in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He scored seven points in six minutes before exiting with right calf soreness. He missed the previous game on Wednesday in Boston with a sore right ankle.
It will mark his third absence of the season after an ankle injury and a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team sidelined him previously.
The two-time all-star has played in 12 games this season, averaging 17.9 points — a mark that would be his lowest since his rookie campaign — to go with 7.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds per contest.
Memphis is mired in a four-game losing streak and sits 12th in the Western Conference at 4-10.
The Grizzlies just got center Zach Edey back in that loss at Cleveland. Memphis started the season with a handful of players out injured, including shooting guard Ty Jerome (high-grade right calf strain), guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (left big toe) and Brandon Clarke (knee surgery).
Memphis' thin guard depth prompted the Grizzlies to sign rookie Jahmai Mashack to a two-way contract Sunday. He was the 59th overall pick in the June draft and has been playing with the Memphis Hustle in the NBA G League.
The Grizzlies return to action Tuesday on the road against the San Antonio Spurs.
— with files from Associated Press
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