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NBA: Memphis' Jackson Jr. out for the season with torn meniscus

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/08/05/memphis.jpg"/><figcaption>Memphis forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will be out for the rest of the season. <em>Photo courtesy of Jackson Jr. on Twitter (@jarenjacksonjr).</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss the rest of the NBA season, the Memphis Grizzlies announced.</p><p>Jackson Jr., a 6-foot-11 forward out of Michigan State, sustained the injury in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans last Monday at the Walt Disney World Complex in Orlando, Florida (Tuesday in Manila).</p><p>According to the Grizzlies, Jackson Jr. &quot;experienced an unstable landing after making contact with an opposing player while contesting a shot.&quot;</p><p>The sophomore forward is expected to make a full recovery. On Twitter, Jackson Jr. expressed his optimism that he will bounce back strong.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">God knows I like challenges, we just talked</p>— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) <a href="https://twitter.com/jarenjacksonjr/status/1290793977134952453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Jackson Jr. is averaging 17.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 57 games for the Grizzlies.</p><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"><b>ABS-CBN Sports website</b></a>).</p>

<p>Memphis forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss the rest of the NBA season, the team announced.<br /> </p>

Memphis forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss the rest of the NBA season, the team announced.