A critical Memphis Grizzlies point guard will go under the knife for surgery and is set to be reassessed 12 weeks from now.
But it’s not the one you think.
No, it’s Ja Morant’s primary backup, Scotty Pippen Jr. The son of six-time Chicago Bulls champion and seven-time All-Star small forward Scottie Pippen has hurt his left big toe, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. He’ll be on the shelf for at least the first three months of the season.
The elder Pippen’s first name is actually spelled “Scotty,” too, but because writers took to writing it with the “-ie” instead of the “y,” Pippen embraced it for himself.
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