Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star medically cleared for all basketball activities after shoulder surgery [Video]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who had season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in January, took to social media on Tuesday to update his injury status. 

The above is Morant’s way of announcing that he’s been medically cleared to resume all basketball-related activities, per Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commerical Appeal.

“I hate being around basketball and not being able to play, man,” Morant told reporters at his annual basketball camp in Memphis on June 23. “I don’t got too much longer, I can wait to make sure I’m able to play and be cleared when the season comes.”

Morant barely played during the 2023-24 season. After serving a 25-game suspension for multiple instances of brandishing a gun on Instagram Live, he returned to play nine games, in which he averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists. He then tore his labrum in practice, …