The Los Angeles Lakers are back on Saturday night as they continue on a three-game road trip in Memphis as they will face a slumping Grizzlies team that has lost five straight games and is hanging onto the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference by a thread. The Lakers may also get LeBron James back on the court, as he is considered questionable for tonight’s game against the Grizzlies after sitting out Thursday’s win at Golden State with a sore groin.
The Grizzlies, while they are losing, are also quite banged up. Starting forward Jaren Jackson Jr. is out for a couple of weeks and shortly after Jackson got hurt, talented reserve forward Brandon Clarke also got injured. Without those two, rookie guard Ja Morant, Dillon Brooks, and Jonas Valanciunas have had to do a whole lot more.
The Grizzlies are still a talented group but right now, injuries and the league’s toughest post-All-Star break schedule is catching up with them.
