{"id":16460,"date":"2020-12-29T17:40:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T22:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=16460"},"modified":"2020-12-29T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T22:40:12","slug":"nba-star-ja-morant-shares-powerful-message-about-faith-after-leaving-game-with-ankle-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2020\/12\/nba-star-ja-morant-shares-powerful-message-about-faith-after-leaving-game-with-ankle-injury.html","title":{"rendered":"NBA Star Ja Morant Shares Powerful Message About Faith After Leaving Game with Ankle Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ja Morant, a point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, posted a powerful message about faith in God following a major ankle injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cEvery setback is a setup for a comeback. God wants to bring you out better than you were before,\u201d Morant wrote in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Morant was trying to block Nets forward Timothe Luwawu-Caborrot from making a shot when he landed on his foot. His injury was quickly made clear as the point guard hobbled to the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following this, a staffer brought over a wheelchair. The 6-foot-3 point guard was then taken to the locker room. After being examined, it was ruled that he was unable to play for the remainder of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thankfully, X-rays revealed no fractures, ESPN reports. Morant is expected to undergo an MRI on Tuesday,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Faith Wire<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0reports.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite the injury, the Memphis Grizzlies still succeeded in an overtime win of 116-111 over the Brooklyn Nets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSo tough to see Ja go down,\u201d Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. \u201cI know he\u2019s going to bounce back and be fine. We\u2019ll have more updates as we\u2019re going through, but, so far, so good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch the moment unfold in the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ah7ceR9U0tQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ja Morant, a point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, posted a powerful message about faith in God following a major ankle injury. \u201cEvery setback is a setup for a comeback. God wants to bring you out better than you were before,\u201d Morant wrote in a tweet. 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