Grizzlies' Desmond Bane: Likely out for remainder of season

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said Tuesday that there is a "good chance" Bane (back) won't play for the rest of the season, Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

With the Grizzlies already being eliminated from the playoffs, the team is content to shut down two more members of its long-term nucleus in Bane and Jaren Jackson (quadriceps) for the final week of the 2023-24 campaign. Bane will miss his sixth consecutive game Tuesday versus the Spurs and will likely end the season averaging 23.7 points, 5.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 34.4 minutes across 42 appearances. The 25-year-old guard showed a promising ability to be a lead scorer while Ja Morant (shoulder) missed most of the season.