Markieff Morris, forward for the Washington Wizards, is set to miss six weeks due to injury. As first reported by Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, Morris has been diagnosed with a form of Cervical Neuropraxia, a condition known to affect the neck and spine following trauma.
Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris will be limited to non-contact basketball activities for the next six weeks after being diagnosed with transcend cervical neuropraxia.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 3, 2019
Following initial reports of Morris missing time, the Wizards confirmed the injury.
The injury Morris sustained initially occurred in the December 16th match-up between the Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers and was reaggravated ten days later against the Detroit Pistons.
The news of Morris being out for the coming weeks brings more uncertainty to a Washington roster that has recently lost John Wall to season-ending heel surgery, and has seen recent roster moves following the trade for Trevor Ariza that saw Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. depart the team.
Through 34 games in his eighth NBA season, Markieff Morris has averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds on 26 minutes per game.
