The Grizzlies of Memphis were kneeling and praying for their teammate Jaylen Wells, who needed to be extended from the court on Tuesday after a hard foul during a dump made him fall in the hard wood first.
Wells went to a transition dump when Charlotte Hornets Guard, Kj Simpson, ran under his legs in an attempt to stop the easy cube. With Wells already in the air, Simpson’s actions were expensive while sweeping Wells’s legs, which made him turn to the air before falling hard on his head.
Simpson’s actions were clearly not intentional, since he quickly went to see Wells before the medical personnel rushed under the basket to evaluate the situation, which was very serious.
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Memphis Grizzlies’s eaves, Jaylen Wells (0), observes his shot during the first half of a NBA basketball match against Charlotte Hornets, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Charlotte, NC (Photo AP/Jacob Kupferman)
Intentional or not, Simpson was expelled after the referees reviewed the work and improved their common lack of flagrant 2.
The crowd in Spectrum Center in Charlotte was silent, since medical staff tended to Wells. They determined that he needed to stabilize his head and neck as they placed it on a stretcher to leave the sand.
The crowd also cheered Wells out of the court, and raised a hand to show that he was aware and moved.
All on the court were in shock, but the side of the Grizzlies saw many kneeling and praying for Wells. Players like Ja Morant also had towels on their heads while looking at.
During the second half of the game, Wells’s father, Fred, said his son was “awake and alert.”
ESPN also reports that Wells agent Aman Desi said the rookie suffered a broken doll in the fall.
Wells has had a great rookie campaign, helping in the Grizzlies race a good playoff contender outside the West Conference. He has averaged 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists for 26 minutes per game entering the game against the Hornets.
The escort is also a very good defender, which has taken the longer game time for Memphis this season. He was recruited in the second round (39 in general) after dividing his university career between the state of Sonoma and the state of Washington.
