Overview
- Morant posted an Instagram carousel Wednesday showing a stylist cutting off his long locs and captioned the post with a single scissors emoji.
- The guard remains sidelined with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain that the team announced on Oct. 30 will be re-evaluated in about four weeks.
- Across his first four games for Portland this season he averaged 15.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists before the injury interrupted his start.
- Portland beat the Phoenix Suns 132-119 with Morant inactive and has redistributed minutes to veterans and younger guards, including Jrue Holiday, Scoot Henderson and Damian Lillard.
- Reporters and fans noted the haircut follows Morant’s June trade from Memphis and a reported Tennessee home sale, and the change could be read as a personal transition while his near-term availability remains uncertain.