Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells stretchered off court after falling on head due to hard foul by Hornets player

The Memphis Grizzlies were kneeling and praying for their teammate Jaylen Wells, who needed to beryllium stretchered disconnected the tribunal connected Tuesday aft a hard foul during a dunk had him autumn look archetypal onto the hardwood. 

Wells was going for a modulation dunk erstwhile Charlotte Hornets defender KJ Simpson ran underneath his legs connected an effort to halt the casual bucket. With Wells already successful the air, Simpson's actions proved costly arsenic helium swept Wells' legs, causing him to flip successful mid-air earlier falling down hard connected his head. 

Simpson’s actions were intelligibly not intentional, arsenic helium rapidly went to cheque connected Wells earlier aesculapian unit rushed to him underneath the handbasket to measure the situation, which was precise serious. 

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Memphis Grizzlies guardant Jaylen Wells (0) watches his changeable during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Charlotte Hornets, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, successful Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Intentional oregon not, Simpson was ejected aft referees reviewed the play and upgraded his communal foul to a Flagrant 2. 

The assemblage astatine Spectrum Center successful Charlotte was silent, arsenic aesculapian unit tended to Wells. They determined helium needed to person his caput and cervix stabilized arsenic they placed him connected a stretcher to permission the arena. 

The assemblage cheered arsenic Wells was wheeled disconnected the court, and helium raised a manus to amusement that helium was alert and moving. 

Everyone connected the tribunal was successful shock, but the Grizzlies’ broadside saw galore kneeling and praying for Wells. Players similar Ja Morant besides had towels implicit their heads arsenic they looked on. 

During the 2nd fractional of the game, Wells’ father, Fred, said his lad was "awake and alert."

ESPN besides reports that Wells’ agent, Aman Dhesi, said that the rookie suffered a breached wrist successful the fall. 

Wells has had a large rookie campaign, aiding successful the Grizzlies’ tally to a bully playoff contender retired of the Western Conference. He’s averaged 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists implicit 26 minutes per crippled entering the crippled against the Hornets. 

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The shooting defender is besides a precise bully defender, which has led to much playing clip for Memphis this season. He was drafted successful the 2nd circular (39th overall) aft splitting his assemblage vocation betwixt Sonoma State and Washington State. 

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