Memphis Grizzlies Articles - Page 40

With another strike against Ja Morant that led to a long suspension, the Memphis Grizzlies have to make tangible upgrades this offseason. The front office has to get the team into a higher echelon. Tyus Jones seems to have a sizeable role while Morant is out. However, with Morant sidelined for the first 25 games […]

The Memphis Grizzlies could be set for a busy offseason of work. After crashing out of the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs and dealing with all of the Ja Morant drama, it’s clear that some changes need to be made throughout the Grizzlies organization. That could end up leading them to pursue OG […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was suspended for 25 games by Adam Silver and the National Basketball Association for “conduct detrimental to the league” after an investigation confirmed that the 23-year-old flashed a gun for the second time on his Instagram Live on May 13. The video was later deleted, but the damage was done […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was suspended for 25 games by the NBA after flashing a gun on his Instagram live for the second time — and it turns out he filmed himself holding a toy gun the day after in an effort to show his family and friends that it was not a real […]

New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones, who was arrested Friday after two firearms were found in his luggage at Logan Airport in Boston, is being labeled a hypocrite after an old tweet criticizing Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant resurfaced. Here’s what the Patriots corner said in his Twitter post, which was sent out on May […]

Ja Morant is already set to lose $7.6 million from his 2023-24 NBA salary as a result of his 25-game suspension, but according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, the Memphis Grizzlies star could lose so much more. In his latest appearance on ESPN’s First Take, Windhorst shared that Morant’s financial losses as a result of […]

In a shocking turn of events, Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies has been handed a 25-game suspension by the NBA. This suspension comes after a distressing video emerged on social media, revealing Morant brandishing a firearm. Sure, the opinions on the severity of the punishment vary. Still, the undeniable truth is that the Grizzlies […]

Ja Morant will be flooded with ridicule and mockery after being suspended 25 games by the NBA, much like he has been for the last several months. Public displays of bad judgment do not often just go away, but the Memphis Grizzlies star is receiving some necessary words of wisdom and support from a retired […]

Ja Morant was officially given a 25 game suspension on Friday by the NBA. In terms of how the Memphis Grizzlies are going to respond in regards to their roster, NBA insider Zach Lowe believes that they won’t do a thing, via NBA Today. "There's nothing that they could really do except hope that Ja […]

Ja Morant receiving a suspension for his second gun-related incident was not a surprise to anyone, as the NBA announced on Friday that the Memphis Grizzlies star would be suspended for the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season. After releasing a statement apologizing for his actions, Morant has not received much sympathy from virtually […]

The NBA handed down its Ja Morant suspension after he flashed a handgun on social media for the second time in three months. The Memphis Grizzlies star is now out for the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season. After this latest incident, all options are on the table, including some blockbuster Ja Morant trades. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies may currently be one of the most promising young organizations in the entire NBA, but their immediate future seems to have just gotten rather gloomy. As Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported on June 16, superstar guard Ja Morant has been suspended by the league as a result of his […]

The NBA announced on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant would be suspended 25 games to begin the 2023-24 NBA season after posing with a firearm on a live-streamed video on May 13. This incident occurred less than two months after Morant was suspended eight games by the league for flashing a firearm in […]

The NBA’s 25-game suspension of Ja Morant does not just affect the Memphis Grizzlies. There are many dominoes that could fall from this public shaming, including the loss of endorsement and sponsorship deals. Morant’s most lucrative partnership might remain intact, however. Nike issued an official statement in response to the league’s punishment, standing behind one […]

Ja Morant is currently the face of the franchise for the Memphis Grizzlies. Ever since making the NBA, Morant made his presence felt by winning Rookie of the Year honors before taking home the Most Improved Player of the Year award. However, his public image took a big hit after twice displaying a gun on […]

Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant is once again going to be taking time away from the team, as the NBA announced on Friday that the two-time All-Star will be suspended for 25 games to begin the 2023-24 season. On May 13, Morant had live-streamed a video where he was seen waiving a firearm in a […]

The Memphis Grizzlies released a short statement in response to Ja Morant being suspended for 25 games by the NBA on Friday. “We respect the League’s decision to suspend Ja Morant following this latest episode,” the franchise wrote. “Our standards as a team and league are clear, and we expect that all team personnel will […]

Ja Morant continues to take a historic financial hit for his indiscretions. The NBA’s latest 25-game suspension for a second gun incident will cost the Memphis Grizzlies star point guard $304,545 thousand per game and $7.6 million total, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. That severe penalty tacks onto the whopping $40 million he forfeited toward […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he would wait until the end of the NBA Finals to announce Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant’s suspension for a second gun incident this season. Friday, one day after the Denver Nuggets’ NBA championship parade, the league announced Morant is suspended for the first 25 games for the 2023-24 season […]

The NBA handed down punishment for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant after his latest IG gun incident. The league has suspended Morant for 25 games to begin the season, and he will have conditions he needs to meet before returning to the court. Now, Morant has issued a lengthy statement following the suspension, per Adrian […]

The length of Ja Morant’s suspension in relation to his most recent gun-flashing incident on social media is finally known. The NBA has come down hard on the Memphis Grizzlies point guard, with the league handing Morant a 25-game suspension, which he will begin to serve in the 2023-24 NBA season. Shams Charania of The […]

Kendrick Perkins believes that embattled Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant could greatly benefit from a change of scenery — and a viable option for his services in 2023 would be the NBA runner-up Miami Heat. “I strongly believe that it’s time for Ja to have a change of scenery,” Perkins explained on First Take on […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been under fire for appearing to hold a handgun on Instagram Live for the second time, but Jay Williams believes that Morant could still be the face of the NBA if he recovers from this incident. “Ja Morant has to want to fix it,” Jay Williams said on ESPN’s […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is facing a long suspension after two social media handgun incidents in just two months. After the second instance of Morant flashing a firearm o social media, rapper Lil Wayne reached out to Skip Bayless to try to get in touch with and help the 23-year-old superstar. However, Bayless said […]

Max Strus’ season didn’t end as he would have hoped. After establishing himself as a key cog in the Miami Heat throughout the course of the season, he failed to contribute in his team’s NBA Finals loss to the Denver Nuggets at the level of which he has shown he is capable. But like a […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 championship run highlights an encouraging trend that’s occurred in the NBA over the last half-decade: no longer do only a handful of teams enter each season with a realistic chance of winning the title. The Nuggets are the fifth team in the last five years to win the championship. Don’t be shocked […]

It hasn’t been five minutes since the final buzzer sounded for the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets being crowned the NBA Champions, and Twitter is already buzzing about the eventual announcement of Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant’s suspension. The young Grizzlies star was caught flashing a gun once again on Instagram Live, to […]

Heading into the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Memphis Grizzlies — led by superstar point guard Ja Morant — seemed prime to make a deep postseason run. After all, the Grizzlies finished the regular season with the second-best record in the Western Conference at 51-31 and the best home record in basketball at 35-6. But fast […]

An unnamed general manager suggested that Mark Jackson “needs to be open” to being an associate head coach, according to a story from Casino.org. “If he was on the bench in Memphis or New Orleans, he’d be perfect for (Grizzlies guard) Ja Morant or (Pelicans forward) Zion Williamson,” the general manager reportedly said. Mark Jackson […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West dropped an eye-opening admission about Kobe Bryant and the Memphis Grizzlies. West said that when Bryant became a free agent in 2004, he wanted to join the Grizzlies, via Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. "I met [Kobe Bryant and Rob Pelinka] in a […]

The Toronto Raptors are hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic to be their next head coach. But while it’s a big loss for Grind City, Desmond Bane couldn’t be more excited for the veteran tactician. After almost two months of searching for Nick Nurse’s replacement and interviewing various candidates–including Steve Nash and Kenny Atkinson–the Raptors […]

The Memphis Grizzlies — a team that has been on a rapid ascent atop the NBA’s totem pole — have a huge offseason ahead of them. There’s no clear resolution to the Ja Morant situation at the moment, but plenty of analysts believe that the league will lay the hammer down on the Grizzlies’ star […]

Ja Morant’s gun controversy has been the biggest storyline in the NBA save for the Finals going on. Despite being suspended for a similar incident, the Memphis Grizzlies star was once again caught on social media flexing a gun. Now, Morant’s camp claims that the gun in question was simply a toy gun. Amidst all […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr just dropped a massive bombshell that is sure to excite gamers everywhere. For anyone who says that playing games on your console won’t amount to anything, then you better hear what JJJ has to say about how his NBA 2K game helped him become the elite shot-blocker that he […]

There have been rumors that the handgun that Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was holding in his most recent Instagram Live incident that has him under a microscope was actually a toy, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed those rumors. “The very issue for Ja certainly in the first incident was treating a gun as […]

Adam Silver has again spoken about the impending punishment for Ja Morant in the wake of the Memphis Grizzlies’ star’s second gun-related infringement in a short period of time. Speaking on NBA Countdown prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Silver was asked by Stephen A. Smith whether he had factored the concept of […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Draymond Green are two of the top big men to come out of the Michigan State men’s basketball program in recent memory. Jaren Jackson Jr. is one of the best defensive players in the entire NBA at just 23 years of age, and he already has one Defensive Player of the […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been on the headlines once again after it was rumored that the firearm he flashed in his recent IG Live scandal was a “toy gun.” However, NBA fans are not buying it. For those who missed it, a rumor recently emerged claiming that Morant’s camp argued with Commissioner Adam […]

Ja Morant has been on the headlines for the past month due to his second Instagram Live gun scandal. The NBA has already conducted its investigation and made a decision, though Adam Silver refused to reveal their findings until the season is officially over after the Finals. As the whole world awaits what the NBA […]