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Marcus Smart had been one of the faces of the Boston Celtics franchise due to his longevity with the team. Originally drafted sixth overall by the C’s in 2014, Smart helped guide the team to the 2022 NBA Finals and became just the second player in team history to win the Defensive Player of the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies finished as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference last season, but they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers. A plethora of holes and lapses were exposed by the heavily experienced Lakers squad, and the Grizzlies have retooled their lineup heading into the […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams is out for the 2023-24 NBA season after a shocking injury update from Adrian Wojnarowski revealed the big man is about to undergo knee surgery. “Grizzlies center Steven Adams will undergo season-ending surgery for a knee injury, team says,” Woj tweeted on Sunday. This Steven Adams injury update comes after he […]

Derrick Rose is a veteran point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies. Rose began his career in Chicago with the Bulls, and while he suffered a handful of injuries, Derrick Rose cemented himself in the NBA after becoming the youngest player to win the MVP award in league history. Furthermore, he has prolonged his career by […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant continues to try and better himself every day ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season where he’ll serve a 25-game suspension to begin the campaign. The guard showed a firearm on two occasions on camera which resulted in the league punishing him for his actions. But, it does appear he’s possibly […]

On Wednesday morning, a major story came out on ESPN detailing the Memphis Grizzlies’ organizational concerns towards their star player, Ja Morant. In that article written by Baxter Holmes and Tim McMahon, one anonymous Grizzlies official pointed out the exact nature of the team’s apprehensions towards Morant’s behavior, including, but not limited to, the impact […]

It’s safe to say Ja Morant doesn’t agree with the characterization that his father bears responsibility for his once-resplendent NBA career losing much of its luster. In apparent response to a story from ESPN placing blame on Tee Morant for his off-court missteps over the past couple years, the Memphis Grizzlies superstar posted a photo […]

It’s been a troubling year for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. Over the past year, Morant has faced issues legally and with the NBA after displaying a gun at a nightclub and on Instagram Live. He also was involved in multiple altercations, including knocking down a 17-year-old boy and threatening the head of security at […]

Ja Morant has found himself in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few months, and his situation spiraled out of control quite quickly. Morant continually committed inappropriate acts that drew the ire of the NBA and eventually netted him a 25-game suspension to start the 2023-24 campaign, and according to folks […]

Ja Morant has been at the forefront of controversies aplenty for the past year. From delinquent behavior in malls to threatening a shoe salesman to intimidating a security guard, and then to brandishing a gun on his Instagram live, the Memphis Grizzlies star has seen his stock fall precipitously. He went from being one of […]

The new NBA season is here, and we’re looking at the five teams in the Southwest Division. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Southwest Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasons why. The Southwest Division had its share of drama last year. However, only one team made the playoffs […]

Marcus Smart is one of the best two-way players in the NBA, especially after being a fan favorite for the Boston Celtics fan base before the Celtics traded Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies. He is a three-time Hustle Award winner, a three-time All-Defensive First team selection, an All-Rookie Second team player, and a Defensive Player […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and Taylor Jenkins are going to have to make do without their superstar once the 2023-24 NBA season starts. Adam Silver and the league have given Ja Morant a 25-game suspension. This means that they are going to have to explore the team’s roster depth at the guard position a little bit […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are in for an interesting start to the season. A team which, all going well, will be hoping to compete for a championship, they’ll need to manage for the first nearly-third of the regular season without their best player, with Ja Morant set to miss 25 games due to suspension. But while […]

One of the biggest changes that occurred during the NBA offseason was the Boston Celtics dealing former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team trade that sent former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. Smart now faces a new challenge in his career, as he will embark […]

Whenever ESPN releases its annual preseason player rankings, there always tends to be controversy among fans regarding the placement of certain players. Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was the subject of one such controversy. After a controversy-filled year which resulted in his eventual 25-game suspension to begin the 2023-24 season, ESPN deemed it fit to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies face a ton of uncertainty heading into the 2023-24 NBA season with Ja Morant serving a league-imposed 25-game suspension to open the campaign. The Grizzlies made some offseason moves to retool its roster after getting eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs as the No. 2 […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are back in action Tuesday night, facing off against the Milwaukee Bucks in their second game of the exhibition slate. Don’t read too much into results from these new-look teams’ matchup in Memphis, though, and not just because both Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo are sitting out for Milwaukee. The Grizzlies, playing […]

Nothing screams better like a fruitful partnership than when two parties express the fact that they need each other and are better off in each other’s company. In the case of Derrick Rose and the Memphis Grizzlies, this is the case. The Grizzlies have made it clear that they value the locker room presence Rose […]

Team USA had a very disappointing performance at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Not only did they not win the gold medal as they’ve been accustomed to, they failed to medal at all losing to Canada in the bronze medal game. The entire team took a lot of criticism, but one player who kind of […]

After erupting for 51 wins and capturing the second seed in the Western Conference, the Memphis Grizzlies fizzled out in the postseason at the worst possible time. Do the Griz’ have what it takes to embark on another successful season and go even further come playoff time? Take a look at the Grizzlies over/under win […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is giving back to the places that helped shape him. Morant recently reached out to Murray State, where he played his college basketball before the Grizzlies drafted him in 2019, and he revealed that he would be gifting the entire Murray State basketball team his signature Nike Ja 1’s. Grizzlies […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Derrick Rose is enjoying his time at Grizzlies training camp. Rose joined Memphis this offseason after spending last year as a member of the New York Knicks. With the Knicks, Rose played for head coach Tom Thibodeau, who he also worked with during their time together on the Chicago Bulls during the […]

Few NBA players took the national spotlight quicker than guard Derrick Rose, who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies. Although he might not be asked to contribute much to Memphis this season, Rose was once one of the brightest stars in the NBA, electrifying national audiences with his combination of speed, athleticism, and scoring prowess […]

The Memphis Grizzlies took a huge leap in their regular season record last season. They notched the second seed in the Western Conference. A huge drawback to their run was the absolute decimation they got with the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James and Anthony Davis made light work of the Ja Morant-led squad. The team, […]

Uncertainty clouds the Memphis Grizzlies entering the 2023-24 season with Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension to begin the campaign. A lot of the offensive load will fall on the broad shoulders of Desmond Bane, who has become one of the premier three-point shooters in the NBA. A lot already view Bane as a budding star in […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were insanely good at the end of last year’s season. They notched the second seed in the Western Conference but not a lot of teams were taking them seriously because of their lack of maturity. The fans who doubted them were proven right after the Los Angeles Lakers wiped their title hopes […]

The Memphis Grizzlies added Derrick Rose this offseason, and the first assumption for many people was that he would come in and be a leader for Ja Morant during his 25-game suspension. But Rose made a firm statement that he is in Memphis to win, not just be a leader. “Look I’m not here to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will be without their star player Ja Morant for the first 25 games of the season after being suspended for his conduct on Instagram live this summer, but Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said that he will be with the team for basically everything except for games at media day. “Great dialogs […]

The NBA season is about to begin! Training camp is in a few weeks, and teams are gearing up to prepare for another grueling season of basketball. Around this time, teams start to make cuts to trim down their rosters. The Memphis Grizzlies just did that, cutting a couple of players to make room for […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will head into the 2023-24 season with some high hopes. They’ve now won over 50 games in two consecutive seasons and have one of the more talented young rosters in the league, but while they’ll be looking to replicate elements of their past couple of seasons, there are still some clear areas […]

Dallas Mavericks legend and 2023 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dirk Nowitzki was simply an unstoppable offensive force during his time. Nowitzki’s prime spanned over a decade, with the Mavs star rounding out his game from its pick-and-pop centricity to being one of the best post-up big men the league has ever seen […]

Maturity is primarily what the Memphis Grizzlies need ahead of the 2023-34 NBA season. They brought in a veteran guard Marcus Smart but that should not stop there. The squad is going to miss Ja Morant in the early games of the season which means that they could fill that spot up with a veteran […]

It’s been a busy summer for Nike building the Ja Morant sneaker line and they’re seemingly releasing a new colorway every few weeks. The inspirations for the shoes have been unique to say the least, but this upcoming colorway comes from one of Morant’s most viral moments off the court. Check out our Sneakers news […]

In the spur of the moment, podcast host JJ Redick, on Old Man & The Three, agreed with retired NBA forward Evan Turner’s assertion that the league must relocate the Grizzlies franchise a couple hundred miles east from Memphis to Nashville. But now, the retired sharpshooter out of Duke is backtracking on his initial agreement. […]

Despite a lackluster 12-9 start to the the 2022-23 season, the Memphis Grizzlies still managed to win 51 games, the second consecutive year they crossed the 50-win mark. Even with all the regular-season success this organization has found the last couple of seasons, there are still plenty of question marks surrounding them for various reasons. […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown said his goodbyes to former teammate Marcus Smart on Instagram. But not before a member of Smart’s new squad, the Memphis Grizzlies, rubbed the loss in Brown’s face. Grizzlies big Jaren Jackson Jr. commented on Brown’s farewell post by declaring that Smart is his teammate now. “My brotha now,” joked […]

The arrival of Marcus Smart means that one of the guards in the Memphis Grizzlies’ starting rotation. But, it may not come too early because Ja Morant will be out because of his suspension. It will either be Desmond Bane, Luke Kennard or, if Taylor Jenkins opts to go small, John Konchar. Taylor Jenkins just […]

Marcus Smart was traded out of Boston, but that doesn’t mean his love for the Celtics is gone. And speaking of love, Smart tied the knot last weekend with Maisa Hallum, whom he proposed to while still on the C’s in December. The wedding was also a reunion of sorts as plenty of current and […]