News about Jalen Smith

Morant stunned fans, television analysts, and former NBA pros with a one-handed dunk over Jalen Smith, the Indiana Pacers' Jalen Smith, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 130-112 away on Saturday night. The 23-year-old tweeted, two days after the amazing individual highlight, 'Been drug tested like six times this season.' I walked around in the arena and found out I had another one today.'

As the Grizzlies eased past the Pacers 130-112. Ja Morant produced a spectacular dunk-of-the-year contender that left his teammates stunned on Saturday night. Morant has been on sway in recent weeks, assisting Memphis in a nine-game winning streak, the longest in the NBA. He had 23 points and ten assists against the Pacers on Saturday, but the headlines would change dramatically in the third quarter in which he slammed over Jalen Smith to push his team 20 points ahead.

Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors revealed that he is a long way off returning to court as he recovers from a shoulder injury. After colliding with the Pacers' Jalen Smith with the Warriors, the reigning Finals MVP suffered in a loss to Indiana on December 14 after colliding with the Pacers' Jalen Smith, the Warriors announced that they would be without Curry for 'a few weeks.' The 34-year-old gave an update on his recovery after TNT's broadcast of Golden State's 132-94 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday, but it wasn't the boost Golden State fans were hoping for. Curry said he was not even ready to pick up a basketball game, never mind returning to action.

Steph Curry, the Golden State Warriors' superstar, told reporters that he was relieved to learn he didn't need surgery after suffering a left shoulder injury. Curry sustained the injury to his arm while defending against Jalen Smith, who ran into the Warriors' arm. During the timeout, Curry grabbed his shoulder as hunched over and went to the locker room. There are probably two or three different outcomes, and then it was just a matter of making sure I didn't need surgery and [that] my shoulder would be able to heal on its own,' he said.