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Memphis Grizzlies lose Brandon Clarke for remainder of season due to knee injury
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Memphis Grizzlies big man Brandon Clarke will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season after suffering a high-grade PCL sprain in his right knee, the team announced Saturday afternoon.
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Clarke, who has appeared in 64 games this season, has been one of the Grizzlies' best interior players. His defensive versatility and rim-running ability on offense led to averages of 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 62.1% shooting from the field.
Clarke suffered the injury during the first half of Wednesday's loss against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Memphis often closed games with Clarke playing alongside Jaren Jackson Jr. because of his ability to switch on to perimeter players. His career-low average of 18.9 minutes was in large part due to coming off a major injury. He suffered a torn left Achilles in March 2023. After missing a year of game action, he returned in March 2024 and played six games last season.
The Grizzlies now will rely on Jackson, Santi Aldama and Zach Edey to fill bigger roles. Reserve bigs Jay Huff and Marvin Bagley III also could be in line to receive more playing time.
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Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies beat writer for The Commercial Appeal. Contact Damichael at damichael.cole@commercialappeal.com. Follow Damichael on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DamichaelC.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Brandon Clarke injury update: Memphis Grizzlies big out for season
