Karim Lopez Getting Spot Minutes As Grizzlies Rookie Finds His Footing
Karim Lopez, a 19-year-old rookie forward, is off the injury report and has played in each of Memphis's first four games. His minutes have stayed in single digits to the mid-teens, and his biggest night so far came against Chicago.
By the Grizzlies Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightEarly RoleLopez has appeared in all four games the Grizzlies have played, but he hasn't cracked a steady rotation spot yet.
Lopez has appeared in all four games the Grizzlies have played, but he hasn't cracked a steady rotation spot yet. He logged 6.8 minutes against Charlotte with 2 points, 14.4 minutes against Chicago with 4 points and 6 rebounds, 6.4 minutes against Orlando with just an assist, and 7.9 minutes against Atlanta with 2 points and a rebound. The Chicago game is his high-water mark so far, both in minutes and production, but nothing suggests a bigger role is locked in yet.
02Health ReportLopez is not on the injury report right now.
Lopez is not on the injury report right now. He did show up on it earlier: he was listed Day-To-Day on October 6 before being cleared the same day, and before that he had an undisclosed Day-To-Day designation back on September 6. None of those issues have kept him out of Memphis's first four games, and he's been available and playing limited minutes in each one.
