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The Memphis Grizzlies are in an unenviable position right now. Not only are they taking one loss after another and missing their star point guard to an injury, the Grizzlies are also trying to weather a media storm in the wake of their firing of David Fizdale as the team’s head coach on Monday. This […]

David Fizdale started this week in the unemployment line after the Memphis Grizzlies’ management handed him his walking papers Monday. The Grizzlies are currently in a rut right now, as they are on an eight-game losing streak, a stretch that included last Sunday’s disappointing 99-88 loss at home against the Brooklyn Nets, a team even […]

When news broke out that the Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach David Fizdale, the reason that quickly emerged was their eight-game losing streak. However, there were also many who believed it stemmed from the benching of Marc Gasol in their game versus the Brooklyn Nets, and that the team had to choose between him and […]

The rocky relationship between star center Marc Gasol and head coach David Fizdale spelled the latter’s sour end with the Memphis Grizzlies today. The Spaniard has questioned Fizdale’s coaching tactics for a while now, leading into last night’s debacle, after the man at the helm chose to bench Gasol for the entire fourth quarter as […]

A bad start to the season has cost David Fizdale his head coaching job, as the Memphis Grizzlies decided to fire him after the team went 7-12 in its first 19 games. Memphis general manager Chris Wallace and team owner Robert J. Pera have both released statements with regards to the team management relieving Fizdale […]

Recent changes like the firing of head coach David Fizdale could force the Memphis Grizzlies to make consequent ones in the following weeks. Among them, center Marc Gasol, who recently expressed his displeasure with warming the bench as his team fell to the Brooklyn Nets 98-88 on Sunday night. Gasol’s name could come off the […]

Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale has been fired after the team has lost eight straight games, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been promoted to interim coach, with his duties starting immediately upon Fizdale’s departure. Fizdale has been mired in several losses, constantly searching for a solution in the midst […]

A ticked off Marc Gasol got more than just a hard pill to swallow after sitting out the fourth quarter in a Sunday night loss against the Brooklyn Nets. Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale rolled with the hot unit and kept Gasol on the bench, never seeing more than the 28 minutes he had […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ downward spiral continued Sunday, when they were dealt with a disappointing 99-88 loss at home opposite the visiting Brooklyn Nets. The setback was the Grizzlies’ eighth straight and tarnished further the team’s record which now stands at 7-12. On its own, the loss was gut-wrenching for everyone involved for the Grizzlies, but […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been without the services of veteran guard Mike Conley for the last several games due to a sore Achilles tendon. It is an injury that doesn’t have a set designation as to how much time he will miss, as he was ruled out indefinitely just over a week ago. After some […]

Throughout the last several seasons, the Memphis Grizzlies have been a constant in the playoff picture behind the steady play of point guard Mike Conley. During that span, the 30-year-old has earned much respect around the league. According to Gina Mizell of the Denver Post, Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone voiced huge praise toward Conley. […]

The Dallas Mavericks have not had much to celebrate so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. However, they can take solace in the fact that they finally may have started to acquire the right pieces in recent years. Among them was signing promising, young forward Harrison Barnes, who continues to make strides as the team’s […]

The struggling Memphis Grizzlies are in the midst of a four-game losing streak, and Marc Gasol is not pleased. The Grizzlies’ All-Star big man went so far as to apologize to the team’s fans after their 105-83 defeat to the Houston Rockets. Marc Gasol: "I went to the back and stood for 20 minutes trying […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are set to be without the services of star guard Mike Conley for an indefinite amount of time due to soreness in his left Achilles and heel. It has drawn much concern from the fan base about the extent of the injury, including two young fans that asked Grizzlies star big man Marc […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will be without point guard Mike Conley for the next two weeks, as he recovers from injuries to his left heel and Achilles soreness, according to Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com. He is slated to be re-evaluated in the next two weeks to assess his progress and impending return to the court. Conley […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will get forward JaMychal Green back from an ankle injury, after missing all but the opening four minutes of this NBA season, according to the team. Green is projected the get the nod to start at power forward tonight against the Indiana Pacers, but will likely have his minutes monitored after missing […]

Often times overlooked by fans, jerseys are an integral part of a team’s image and popularity. It takes a superstar player and some good marketing to make a piece of fiber recognizable all over the world. Plus it brings in a lot of cash in the coffers. You can ask the Lakers and Bulls about […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons, ever the active social media user, hosted an impromptu Q & A session on Twitter where he answered all sorts of questions from fans. Some were basketball-related, others were not. A few were a mix of the two. One such semi-basketball-related question was who Parsons would prefer to hang out […]

Sacramento Kings power forward Zach Randolph’s kind is a dying one. There aren’t just as many big men these days that would prefer operating at the low post than take perimeter shots as before. Randolph is already past his prime, something that he’s admitted to Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee, but believes he could […]

It has been a long winding path back to the court for veteran guard Ben McLemore since suffering a broken foot in the offseason. However, it appears that the 24-year-old is set to make his debut with the Memphis Grizzlies later this week as the team announced on Thursday morning that he has been recalled […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ben McLemore is eyeing a return to the floor this Saturday when his team faces off with the Houston Rockets, Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com is reporting. Appearing more likely @BenMcLemore, barring setback, makes @memgrizz debut Saturday at Houston. Selden also close as conditioning continues. — Michael Wallace (@MyMikeCheck) November 7, 2017 Ben McLemore […]

Prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, there was a starting power forward battle between Julius Randle, Kyle Kuzma, and Larry Nance Jr. for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ultimately, Nance Jr. started alongside Brook Lopez and Brandon Ingram in head coach Luke Walton’s frontcourt. After starting 133 out of 156 games for the Lakers in his […]

Mario Chalmers was the feel-good story of an otherwise gutting offseason for the Memphis Grizzlies, garnering the last roster spot after the team let veteran Vince Carter, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen walk this summer after opting to go in a different direction. But the veteran floor general didn’t do himself any favors in a […]

After playing seven games so far this season, rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox has been able to turn a lot of heads because of his solid play for the Sacramento Kings. Fox is proving he might just be the real deal, and that he belongs to be in the same conversation as some of the […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley has not had the best of starts to a season, as he has began the campaign on a shooting slump, only converting on 36.8 percent of his shots. Fresh off his career-best 46 percent from last year, it is now down by more than 9 percent — which has also […]

Ben McLemore has been through a progressive recovery after suffering a broken foot during the offseason. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, McLemore is set to go through the next phase of his recovery as the Memphis Grizzlies have put him in a short stint with their G League affiliate. Grizzlies assigning Ben McLemore to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have gotten off to a 5-2 start to the 2017-18 NBA season, which is currently first in the Western Conference. Through the first seven games of the new season, the Grizzlies have had impressive victories over the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets (twice). As the team prepares for the Orlando Magic […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley has had an uncharacteristically poor start to the season. He’s averaging 17.3 points per game but is shooting just 37 percent from the field and 26 percent on three-pointers. His assists are also down from 6.3 last season to 4.3. However, the 30-year-old doesn’t seem to be too concerned […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will exercise their fourth-year option on third-year forward Jarell Martin which will keep him under contract until next season, Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto reports. Martin was drafted No. 25 overall by Memphis in the 2015 draft. However, he failed to establish himself as a regular rotation player for the Grizzlies during his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, current owners of the NBA’s best record at 5-1, could be without All-Star big man Marc Gasol for their home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night due to an ankle problem. https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/925061866514210816 Gasol struggled with his shot in his most recent game against the Houston Rockets. He went just 1-of-8 […]

It has been a grueling road back to the court for Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons over the last several months after coming off a surgically repaired meniscus in his left knee. Parsons appears to have finally broken through as he scored 24 points with six 3-pointers made in Saturday’s win over the Houston Rockets. Following […]

Here are your Power Rankings for Week 2 of the NBA season: 30: Phoenix Suns This was an eventful week for Phoenix, and it was exclusively bad. The week began with the worst fate for the league’s worst team, the season started. For Phoenix, it only took three games for them to produce the all-time […]

Two of the Memphis Grizzlies minority owners will have the chance to purchase the team from controlling owner Robert Pera, according to Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. By a strange provision, Steven Kaplan and Daniel Straus each have the option to make big during the five-year anniversary of Pera’s $377 million purchase of […]

Monday night turned out to be a very frustrating one for the Houston Rockets. Already heading into their matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies without injured star Chris Paul, they ultimately lost the game, which added to their woes. James Harden was also involved in an altercation, which did not help their cause at all. With […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just revealed their new classic throwback Nike uniforms inspired by their original team from Minneapolis, in the colors they represented. Rookie phenom Lonzo Ball and the Lakers will step on the court Oct. 25 against the Washington Wizards wearing the classic Minneapolis Lakers uniform, somewhat familiar to longtime fans, but […]

After signing a lucrative four-year, $98 million max deal with the Memphis Grizzlies last year, Chandler Parsons has not proven yet that he deserves that big of a contract. He was only able to appear in 34 games for his team last season, and only has pedestrian averages to show as well. Now in his […]

After nearly a decade with the Memphis Grizzlies, Zach Randolph signed with the Sacramento Kings as Tony Allen signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in free agency. With both players playing significant roles in the team’s ‘Grit and Grind’ slogan, the Grizzlies are in a new era with the 2017-18 NBA season officially underway. Prior […]

The NBA season has just begun and the Warriors are off to a rocky start so far. It’s rare to see one superstar ejected from an NBA game, but two at once is an unprecedented event that eventually happened tonight. Saturday was the night the Memphis Grizzlies hosted the world champion Golden State Warriors in a […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green’s MRI on his left ankle sprain came back clean with no further damage, but he is expected to miss several weeks with the injury, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Green started and played just four minutes on Wednesday’s season-opener before falling to the floor after chasing a rebound, […]