{"id":473869,"date":"2025-12-12T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=473869"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:17:12","slug":"memphis-grizzlies-zach-edey-out-for-at-least-4-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/memphis-grizzlies-zach-edey-out-for-at-least-4-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Grizzlies\u2019 Zach Edey out for at least 4 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1641\"><strong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1308\">Zach Edey<\/strong> will be <strong data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1346\">reevaluated in four weeks<\/strong> after being diagnosed with a <strong data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1413\">stress reaction in his left ankle<\/strong>, the same one he had surgically repaired this offseason.<br data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1473\" \/>His agent <strong data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1503\">Mark Bartelstein<\/strong> told ESPN it\u2019s a management plan \u00abto optimize Zach\u2019s long-term health\u00bb, adding that both short- and long-term prognosis is \u00abexcellent\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"2024\">The rookie center had been in dominant form recently, averaging <strong data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1750\">16.5 points, 14 rebounds and 2.2 blocks<\/strong> over his last <strong data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1778\">six games<\/strong>, with Memphis winning <strong data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1827\">seven of its past nine<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"1831\" \/>Edey previously underwent surgery in June to repair and restabilize the ankle after a sprain suffered during offseason training, missing the first <strong data-start=\"1978\" data-end=\"1990\">13 games<\/strong> before debuting on <strong data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2021\">Nov. 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2317\">For the season, Edey is putting up 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