Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells discharged from hospital after being stretchered off

Memphis Grizzlies starting guard Jaylen Wells has been discharged from the hospital with a broken wrist after a scary incident Tuesday night, his agent told ESPN. Wells was taken by medical personnel from the court on a stretcher after the rookie made a fast-break dunk and landed hard on his head from a midair collision with Charlotte's KJ Simpson.

Wells caught an outlet pass from Ja Morant and went up to the rim, when Simpson inadvertently undercut him from behind after trying to catch up to the play. The contact caused Wells to lose his balance while in the air and land awkwardly on his side as his head slammed against the court near the baseline. 

He was down for eight minutes before being lifted onto the stretcher with his head strapped in to restrict motion.

Wells was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but soon after, Hornets play-by-play announcer Eric Collins said during the game's broadcast that the rookie "is doing OK, he has feeling, he's moving around." Wells' father said his son was "awake and alert" and wanted to know the score of the game before getting X-rays and a CT scan.

Wells had movement in all of his extremities, interim coach Tuomas Iisalo later said.

"It puts everything into perspective seeing that situation and to see Jaylen there," Iisalo said. "He’s an incredibly tough kid and had a great season."

The game was delayed a total of 23 minutes, including warmup time for both teams. Officials called a Flagrant 2 foul on Simpson after a replay review for unnecessary contact, which comes with an automatic ejection. Simpson immediately bent down to check on Wells after their collision and was visibly distraught while Wells was being tended to in the silent arena.

After the game, referee Karl Lane