NBA · Portland Trail Blazers · 13:37 ET · via @UnderdogNBA

Scoot Henderson to start for injured Ja Morant on Saturday

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Lineup alert: Scoot Henderson will start for injured Ja Morant on Saturday, per coach Nori. (via Sean Highkin on Bluesky)

Sean Highkin reports that head coach Micah Nori announced starts in place of the injured Ja Morant on Saturday.

Morant is out for at least four weeks after being diagnosed with a grade 2 left hamstring strain.

Henderson takes over the starting point guard role when the visit the Utah Jazz.