{"id":366334,"date":"2025-12-23T08:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/366334\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:59:14","slug":"grizzlies-forward-brandon-clarke-sidelined-at-least-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/366334\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies Forward Brandon Clarke Sidelined At Least Three Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkbr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-22_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brandon Clarke<\/a> will once again be sidelined for an extended period. The Grizzlies forward has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right calf strain, according to the team\u2019s PR staff (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GrizzliesPR\/status\/2003160016841523520\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter link<\/a>).\u00a0Clarke will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke\u2019s latest injury occurred in the first quarter of Memphis\u2019 game against Washington on Saturday. Clarke just returned to action last week after rehabbing from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2025\/11\/grizzlies-clarke-expected-to-return-in-6-9-weeks.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">right knee surgery<\/a>. He played 17 minutes against Minnesota in his season debut on Wednesday before lasting just four minutes on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke underwent an arthroscopic procedure\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2025\/09\/grizzlies-announce-injury-updates-on-clarke-edey-jackson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">in September<\/a> to address synovitis in his right knee after having his 2024\/25 season cut short due to a PCL sprain in that same knee. The 29-year-old Canadian hadn\u2019t suited up for a game since March 19 until his return last week.<\/p>\n<p>He also suffered an Achilles tear in March 2023, which ended his \u201922\/23 campaign prematurely and limited him to just six outings in \u201923\/24.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke is in the third season of a four-year contract that pays him $12.5MM annually.<\/p>\n<p>Without Clarke, the Grizzlies will continue to rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jacksja02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-22_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/landajo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-22_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jock Landale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aldamsa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-22_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Santi Aldama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/prospol01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-22_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Olivier-Maxence Prosper<\/a> up front. Memphis also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2025\/12\/christian-koloko-joining-grizzlies-on-10-day-hardship-contract.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kolokch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-22_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Koloko<\/a> on a 10-day hardship contract on Monday to provide depth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brandon Clarke will once again be sidelined for an extended period. 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