Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells Suffers Broken Wrist After Scary Fall During Dunk Attempt

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells was stretchered off the courtroom after a brutal fall throughout a dunk try in Tuesday evening’s recreation … and whereas he suffered a damaged wrist on account of the tumble, he is lucky it was no more severe.

The horrifying incident occurred in the course of the second quarter of the Grizzlies’ highway matchup in opposition to the Charlotte Hornets … when Wells — averaging 10.4 factors this season — went up for a one-handed slam.

As soon as Wells was airborne, he took a tough foul from Hornets guard KJ Simpson … inflicting him to plummet onto the Spectrum Middle courtroom and seemingly hitting his head within the course of.

The scene was arduous for everybody to witness … together with Ja Morant and Grizzlies staffers, who rushed to the 21-year-old as he lay on the bottom.

Wells was taken off on a stretcher … however his father, Fred, let followers know shortly afterward he was “awake and alert” with a swollen wrist and ache in his face and again.

His agent, Aman Dhesi, stated Wells suffered a damaged proper wrist and would proceed receiving medical care.

Wells — who was chosen within the second spherical of the 2024 NBA Draft — additionally shared an replace on his Instagram Story with a photograph of him within the hospital together with his proper arm in a solid.

Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo stated seeing Wells fall was a “robust state of affairs” for everybody on the group.

“He is a troublesome child and he’ll have an excellent restoration,” Iisalo stated, “however places issues into perspective.”

Regardless of the unlucky second, the Grizzlies pulled out the win, 124-100.