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Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal has some bad news for the Grizzlies and their fan base. Here’s the report:
Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has a broken right foot and will be out indefinitely.
Medical tests revealed a mid-foot fracture and the 7-footer could miss the remainder of this season. He has been ruled out indefinitely.
It is unclear exactly when Gasol suffered the injury.
Last Saturday, Gasol and Griz coach Dave Joerger acknowledged that Gasol was playing with an injury. Gasol started Monday night but departed late in the first quarter of the Grizzlies’ 112-106 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Huge blow for the Grizzlies. Memphis currently sits at #5 in the West with a 30-22 record but have caught some fire as of late, going 14-6 in their last 20 games. Gasol is the centerpiece of that grit and grind defense and without him, who knows where the Grizzlies will be?
The younger Gasol has averages of 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 blocks. If Marc is done for the season, this run by Memphis may end earlier than we all thought.
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