SAN ANTONIO — Ja Morant was sidelined for the Memphis-San Antonio rematch on Friday night because of a sore right foot, and the Grizzlies guard became ineligible for the NBA's post-season awards after missing his 18th game of the season.
The NBA requires players to participate in 65 games for selection to the All-NBA teams, MVP and other awards. Morant can only play in a maximum of 64 games after sitting Friday.
Morant was listed as questionable against the Spurs, but was ruled out about 30 minutes before tipoff.
Morant was coming off a 21-point, 12-assists outing on Wednesday when the Grizzlies rallied to beat the Spurs 129-115.
Morant is averaging 21.4 points and 7.5 assists in his sixth season.
Memphis (26-15) is in third place in the Western Conference, despite Morant missing almost half the season.
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