A terrifying scene unfolded in Charlotte on Tuesday night time as Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells suffered a daunting fall within the second quarter of their matchup towards the Hornets.
Wells was working a fastbreak for a dunk when a trailing Okay.J. Simpson crashed into him from behind mid-air, inflicting him to land awkwardly. He barely managed to brace his fall together with his hand earlier than hitting his face exhausting on the court docket.
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The printed confirmed Wells mendacity immobile earlier than being taken off the ground on a stretcher. Later, Fred Wells, Jaylen’s father, shared a hopeful replace by way of X (previously Twitter), saying his son had regained consciousness and was even asking in regards to the rating of the sport, which the Grizzlies led 62-44 on the time.
“Jaylen is awake and alert. Wished 2 know the rating! Swollen wrist. Face, jaw and again ache. About to get X-ray and CT,” Fred wrote.
Simpson was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the sport.
NBA insider Shams Charania later gave an official harm replace, reporting that Wells had fractured his proper wrist.
“Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells is awake, alert and transferring his extremities after being taken off court docket in a stretcher tonight in Charlotte, his agent Aman Dhesi tells ESPN,” Charania tweeted. “Wells has sustained a damaged proper wrist, Dhesi mentioned, and can proceed receiving medical care.”
The Grizzlies went on to take the win, 124-100. Jaylen Wells, who began the sport, had three factors, 5 rebounds and two assists in 11 minutes.
Jaylen Wells’ rookie season probably over
With underneath every week left within the common season, Jaylen Wells’ spectacular rookie yr is probably going over together with his damaged proper wrist. Based on Cleveland Clinic, wrist fractures typically require as much as six weeks in a splint, with full restoration doubtlessly stretching to 3 months after that.
Wells had been one of many standout rookies this season, taking over a significant function for a contending Grizzlies staff and placing up averages of 10.4 factors, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists throughout 79 video games.
The Grizzlies nonetheless have three video games remaining: a Thursday conflict with the Minnesota Timberwolves, a Friday matchup towards the Denver Nuggets and a Sunday showdown with the Dallas Mavericks.
Although Memphis has already secured a play-in spot, they continue to be within the hunt for homecourt benefit within the tightly packed Western Convention race — the place seeds No. 3 by way of No. 8 are at the moment separated by simply two video games.
