Jalen Johnson’s injury report comes out for Grizzlies game

The Atlanta Hawks are set to host the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Jalen Johnson is among the players listed on the game’s injury report, so is he playing tonight?

Johnson is struggling with a shoulder problem. The Hawks are hoping to have him on the field against the Grizzlies. Johnson has been one of the Hawks’ most important players this season.

Here’s everything we know about Johnson’s injury status for tonight’s game vs. the Grizzlies.

Jalen Johnson’s injury status vs. Grizzlies

According to the NBA injury report, Johnson is questionable to play on Monday night.

Atlanta is looking to clinch a playoff berth rather than a play-in position. The Hawks have played well in recent weeks and sit in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 39-32 record.

As for the Grizzlies, Memphis is 21-50 and in 14th place in the Western Conference.

The Hawks are in good position to win on Monday, but they would still love to see Johnson on the field. When it comes to the question of whether Jalen Johnson is playing tonight against the Grizzlies, the answer is probably.

hawks injury report

The Hawks have four players listed on the injury report.

  • Jalen Johnson (left shoulder inflammation): Questionable
  • Raze Dennis (G League Two-Way): Questionable
  • Keyshawn Gilbert (G League Two-Way): Questionable
  • Asa Newell (G League on assignment): Questionable

grizzlies injury report

The Grizzlies have 10 players listed on the injury report.

  • Taj Gibson (right foot soreness): questionable
  • Cam Spencer (lower back pain): Questionable
  • Santi Aldama (recovering from right knee surgery): Out
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (recovering from surgery on right 5th finger): OUT
  • Brandon Clarke (right calf strain): Out
  • Cedric Coward (personal reasons): out
  • Zach Eddy (recovery from left ankle surgery): out
  • Jahmai Mashak (left ankle sprain): Out
  • Ja Morant (left elbow UCL sprain): out
  • Scottie Pippen Jr. (recovering from right toe surgery): Out


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Jalen Johnson’s mic drops after dominant performance in fourth quarter vs. 76ers

ATLANTA – At the end of a close game, sometimes you just need your star player to take the lead. Jalen Johnson, who has been a star for the Atlanta Hawks all year, came on late in the fourth quarter to lead his team to a 125-116 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

It started with a three-pointer midway through the fourth that gave the Hawks their largest lead of the game, eight points. Down the stretch, he drove past Kelly Oubre Jr. and dunked over him and Dominic Barlow.

With less than two minutes left, Adem Bona became his next victim, as he went behind him and got to the rim to complete a one-handed dunk.

After every one of those shots, he made sure to let the crowd – and the 76ers – know that he kicked it up a notch. The younger generation can call it aura farming. Some people would even say that he was locked in that part. As for Johnson, he says this is nothing new for him, and it led to him finishing with 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

“I feel like I’m always off,” Johnson told reporters after the game. “Obviously, when the pace is up, you come in and you’re running. There are a lot more emotions going on than at the beginning of the game. So maybe the emotional part of it feels more like a trap.”

Johnson has shown what he can do in these moments at the end of games. Whether it’s hitting a clutch jump shot, making the perfect pass, or outrunning the opposition, he knows how to break down defenses using his skills.

“He’s making the right play, and sometimes the right play is hitting Dyson a little bit [Daniels]. Sometimes it’s just coming to the rim. And sometimes when people are messing with you it takes your jumper. I think he did all those things, and he did them really skillfully. I think it’s one of his best games,” Quin Snyder said.

Even his colleagues were impressed by his work.

“It was amazing,” Nichelle Alexander-Walker said. “Just aggression, he played with determination. Going downhill, didn’t calm down. It was very timely and at a time when we needed it. He just kept rolling, and we were all behind him.”

The Hawks didn’t get off to a good start and had to prepare to get to that point. They surrendered 73 points and committed 19 turnovers in the first half. The second half was completely different, as they held the 76ers to 43 points and turned the ball over 10 times.

“It was about taking people out of their rhythm,” Alexander-Walker said. “We’ve worked up to this point to become a better team competitively and just defensively. I thought we took a step back in the first half, but then we made up for it quickly, and we were able to adjust right away.”

“It was a good halftime,” Johnson said. “Guys talked, and we knew we’d eventually get on our run. We came out of the gate, and we came out aggressive and swinging. We laid the tone in those first few minutes of the third quarter for how the rest of the game was going to be.”

Once the Hawks found their rhythm in the fourth, the ball was passed to Johnson and out of the way. Unfortunately, the 76ers didn’t get the memo.

“I just knew what to expect from them, being an aggressive defensive team, and I tried to match that as best I could and let things fall in there,” Johnson said.

With this win, the Hawks have won six games in a row, and have an opportunity to extend that streak next week with the Dallas Mavericks.


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Mitch Johnson’s heartfelt message to Devin Booker amid hip injury

The San Antonio Spurs picked up where they left off before the midseason break with an easy 121-94 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday at the Moody Center.

After a hard-fought first half, the Spurs outscored the Suns 37–22 in the third quarter, blowing the game open.

San Antonio won its eighth straight and moved to 39–16, while Phoenix fell to 32–24. The loss could be extra costly for the Suns, as Devin Booker was forced to exit early with a hip injury and did not return.

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson sent a message of support for Booker, who has struggled to stay healthy this season.

“Hopefully, Devin is OK. You hate to see one of the league’s premier players get injured,” Johnson said, as quoted by Jared Weiss of The Athletic.

Booker played only nine minutes, tallying five points and one rebound.

He has already missed 13 matches due to an ankle injury.

Stephen Cassel had 20 points, four assists and three steals to lead the Spurs, with Victor Wembanyama adding 17 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. De’Aaron Fox contributed 15 points, three rebounds and eight assists.

Booker’s premature exit further troubled the Suns, who were playing without Dillon Brooks due to a one-game suspension.

Jalen Green led Phoenix with 26 points, three rebounds and three steals in his second game back from a hamstring injury. Mark Williams contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds.

It’s unclear whether Booker will miss an extended period of time, but as Johnson said, it would be good for the league to get the All-Star guard back on the court as soon as possible.


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