Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells’ awake and warned ‘after being removed on a stretcher

Memphis grizzlies Initial guardian Jaylen Wells Medical staff took the medical staff on a stretcher on Tuesday after the newcomer made a quick cash register and landed strongly on the head of the Charlotte Mira collision KJ Simpson.

Wells was transported to the hospital by an emergency vehicle, but “he manages well, she has a feeling, he is moving,” according to Hornets’ announcement of the announcer Eric Collins. Said Wells’s father His son was “awake and awake” and wanted to know the game rating before he got X-rays and a CT scan.

Wells suffered a broken right wrist, His agent said ESPN.

Wells caught a passing pass I Morant And he went to the edge, when Simpson inadvertently underestimated him from behind after trying to catch the game. The contact caused Wells to lose his balance as he in the air and clumsily landed on his side as his head hit a court near the basic line.

He dropped eight minutes before being raised on a stretcher with his head tied to limit his movement.

The game was postponed a total of 23 minutes, including warming time for both teams. Officials called the Flagrant 2 Foul on the Simpson after a replay for unnecessary contact, which comes with automatic ejection. Simpson bent down immediately to check the wells after the collision and was visibly upset while Wells was tilted in a quiet arena.

After the game, referee Karl Lane explained why officials decided to upgrade an offense on Simpson.

“After the examination, we felt that this was unnecessary and extensive, and the reckless game of a defender to a player who was in a vulnerable position with high potential for injuries, which had high potential for injuries,” Lane said. “We felt that it was enough for rough 2.”

Creating a second round 2024 from Washington State, Wells has yet to miss the game for Memphis, while 74 out of 79 games started. The 6-foot-7 Wells wells entered the game on Tuesday with an average of 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

Grizzlies Beat Hornets 124-100 move to a tie for fourth place on the western conference scale.

Associated Press contributed to this report.

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