Ja Morant glides through the lane and drops in the game. (0:20)
Ja Morant will return to the court on Saturday.
Morant injured his knee on March 18. Since then, he has been listed as out with a sore knee.
The Grizzlies have excelled with Morant on and off the court this season and are 20-4 in games in which he hasn't played, although they have dropped their last two.
The second seed in the Western Conference playoffs goes to Memphis.
The team will keep an eye on Morant's minutes throughout the game.
He may not play his playoff minutes, but we will be smart, according to the coach.
We want to get him as good a run as possible with the group that he is going to be playing with, but he has been off for a few weeks. We want to make sure he doesn't get thrown into the high-volume minutes right off the bat.
One reason for bringing Morant back before the playoffs starts is chemistry.
A lot of it is just getting back on the floor and playing competitive basketball after a long time off.
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