After very long weeks spent in the infirmary, ruminating on his anger against Nikola Jokic, Markieff Morris finally played again, four months and four days after his injury following the charge of the 2021 MVP.
His return to Minnesota, official two hours before the game, was marred by the Heat’s setback, but the interior compiled 6 points and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes.
” It feels good “, confides the brother of Marcus. “It was a long process and I’m happy to play again. I trained a lot and watched all the matches, so I know how my teammates play. It’s like I haven’t missed anything. I had a lot of fun, even if I am disappointed by the defeat. “
Logically short of pace after missing 58 games in a row, Markieff Morris missed an open 3-point shot five minutes from time as Wolves and Heat were tied. He also lost four balls, including two in the last quarter.
“It was joyful”says Erik Spoelstra. “To have waited so long is very frustrating. He’s been really good behind the scenes and that allows him to play and seem to be on pace. He will find him soon. I’m really happy for him, humanly speaking. “
Now that his rehabilitation is over, is this episode with Nikola Jokic behind him?
“The first two weeks, I barely slept because I couldn’t control the situation. It was one of the first times in my life that this happened to me. I moved on, but it took me a while. My grandfather often called me to tell me to move on. That’s what I did. “
| Markieff Morris | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 63 | 20 | 39.9 | 34.7 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| 2012-13 | PHX | 82 | 22 | 40.7 | 33.6 | 73.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 2013-14 | PHX | 81 | 27 | 48.6 | 31.5 | 79.2 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 2014-15 | PHX | 82 | 32 | 46.5 | 31.8 | 76.3 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 15.3 |
| 2015-16* | All Teams | 64 | 26 | 42.5 | 30.3 | 73.5 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 2015-16* | PHX | 37 | 25 | 39.7 | 28.9 | 71.7 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 11.6 |
| 2015-16* | WAS | 27 | 26 | 46.7 | 31.6 | 76.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| 2016-17 | WAS | 76 | 31 | 45.7 | 36.2 | 83.7 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 14.0 |
| 2017-18 | WAS | 73 | 27 | 48.0 | 36.7 | 82.0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 58 | 22 | 42.1 | 33.5 | 77.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| 2018-19 * | WAS | 34 | 26 | 43.6 | 33.3 | 78.1 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| 2018-19 * | OKAY | 24 | 16 | 39.1 | 33.9 | 73.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 58 | 21 | 44.3 | 38.6 | 77.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 2019-20 * | TED | 44 | 23 | 45.0 | 39.7 | 77.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.1 |
| 2019-20 * | ALL | 14 | 14 | 40.6 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 61 | 20 | 40.5 | 31.1 | 72.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 10 | 19 | 45.7 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Total | 708 | 25 | 44.6 | 34.1 | 77.7 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.0 | |
