Grizzlies guard Mario Chalmers will miss the rest of the season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon, and Memphis waived the veteran to clear up a much-needed spot on the roster.
The Grizzlies announced both the severity of Chalmers' injury and the roster move Thursday night.
General manager Chris Wallace said in a statement that Chalmers has been an important part of the Grizzlies' success this season. But Chalmers' injury is season-ending, and the Grizzlies have so many injuries already Wallace says they had to free up a roster spot.
Chalmers was hurt with 6:57 left in the third quarter Wednesday night in Boston with the Grizzlies down 64-61 in what wound up a 116-96 loss. He was taken out of the locker room in a wheelchair.
