Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant was placed into concussion protocol Saturday after sustaining a contusion over his right eye in Friday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Grant, 28, ended up returning to Friday’s game after a medical evaluation but started to show concussion symptoms a day later. In 37 minutes Friday, he scored 23 points with four rebounds.

Grant also will go through return-to-participation protocol, where he will have to show he is symptom-free before he can return to action.

In his first season with the Trail Blazers, Grant is averaging 20.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 54 games. Over nine seasons, the former second-round draft pick out of Syracuse has averaged 12.2 points with 4.0 rebounds for the Philadelphia 76ers (2014-16), Oklahoma City Thunder (2017-19), Denver Nuggets (2019-20), Detroit Pistons (2020-22) and Blazers.

–Field Level Media