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Wells is awake, alert and moving his extremities. "It puts everything into perspective," Grizzlies interim coach Tuomas Iisalo said.
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Wells was eventually taken off the floor on a stretcher and to a hospital.
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The injury is a tough blow for Wells and the Grizzlies. He is the only Memphis player who has been active for all 79 games.
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The Memphis Grizzlies are on their third and final stop of their three-game road trip. Tuesday night's opponents are the Charlotte Hornets, who are currently sitting on a three-game losing streak. Tuesday's game will be the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams.
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Ja Morant scored 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 124-100 on Tuesday night despite witnessing a potentially devastating injury to one of their starters.
The Memphis Grizzlies are in the heat of that race, currently sitting at the bottom of a four-way tie for the fifth seed. If a team isn’t in the top six, it will have to play at least one postseason play-in game.
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Desmond Bane scored 38 points, Zach Edey had a career-high 21 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Detroit Pistons 109-103 on Saturday night.
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Simpson was handed a flagrant 2 foul on the play was was ejected from the game. Wells' injury was very scary for the entire NBA world, especially the Grizzlies. The rookie forward has been one of Memphis' key players this season,
Tuomas Iisalo was handed the reins as interim head coach just nine games before the postseason. He is adjusting on the fly to being a head coach in the NBA. The Finnish native has head coaching experience with great success in Europe, but becoming top dog in the NBA in the middle of the season is very different.