Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has been ruled out of Thursday's home matchup against the Houston Rockets.

Iffy against Houston

The Memphis Grizzlies find themselves as one of the top teams in the NBA as the halfway point of the season passes. Despite All-Star guard Ja Morant being in and out of the lineup, they've been able to get great performances out of other players like Luke Kennard and Desmond Bane.

The Grizzlies (29-15) are entering this matchup winners of four straight. Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. are leading the play, and Luke Kennard is having his best stretch of the season over the past five games. Kennard finished with 23 points and made seven 3-pointers on Wednesday.

He is one of the NBA’s best three-point shooters, a skill Luke Kennard put on display Wednesday night when the Grizzlies knocked off the Hornets inside FedExForum. The guy who owns the Grizzlies’ franchise record for most 3’s in a game with 10,

Yuki Kawamura, Ja Morant and the rest of the Memphis Grizzlies were fired up after Luke Kennard displayed his dunking abilities during the team’s 132-120 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on ...

The Grizzlies, who lead the league in scoring average at 123.6 points per game, overwhelmed the Pelicans with a strong second half despite missing two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant, who sat out ...

Jaren Jackson Jr. sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-119 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday.Houston had an opportunity to win

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Desmond Bane had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. made the go-ahead free throws with 8.6 seconds left and scored 21, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied past the Houston Rockets 120-119 on Thursday night. Luke Kennard added 21 points and Santi Aldama had 15 for Memphis, which has won six of seven.

Grizzlies HC Taylor Jenkins was irate after an official made a brutal mistake late in Thursday's game vs. Rockets

Desmond Bane had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. made the go-ahead free throws with 8.6 seconds left and scored 21, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied past the Houston Rockets 120-119 on Thursday night.