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Tensions flared during Thursday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers when late in the third quarter, Dillon Brooks struck Donovan Mitchell in the groin area when he fell to the floor after missing a layup. Mitchell reacted by throwing the ball at Brooks and the altercation between the two escalated before being broken […]

Following Thursday night’s on-court scuffle with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Dillon Brooks has now been suspended. In a statement released by the NBA, it was announced that Brooks will be suspended for one game. Mitchell has also been punished, receiving a $20,000 fine. Per the official release: “Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward […]

The Memphis Grizzlies just can’t stop getting into trouble. On Thursday night, Dillon Brooks had a brawl with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell after an apparent cheap shot. Mitchell swung at the Memphis forward after the latter seemed to intentionally hit the Cavs guard below the belt. Both players were ejected, and Ja Morant and […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are back to the similar position they were in last season. The Grizzlies are at 32-19 despite the prolonged absence of Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane at one point this season. Steven Adams is expected to miss 3-5 weeks, but Brandon Clarke and Xavier Tillman have been stepping up tremendously. Jackson […]

The Memphis Grizzlies don’t just have one but two players headed to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. both being named as Western Conference reserves. In a Twitter post, Ja Morant summed up his feelings for having the honor of having Jackson as a fellow All-Star: “so tough. happy […]

Donovan Mitchell and Dillon Brooks got into it midway through the third quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers-Memphis Grizzlies clash on Thursday night. Brooks drove against Mitchell and failed to convert. The two got entangled as they tried to get off the floor and Brooks gave Mitchell a rather healthy shot to the groin. That led […]

After a disappointing loss on Wednesday to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Memphis Grizzlies are back at it Thursday as they look to bounce back against a tough Cleveland Cavaliers team. As we know, Steven Adams is already sidelined with a knee injury, leaving the Grizzlies’ frontcourt depth relatively thin. That raises the question, is […]

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is currently one of the most must-see talents in the league today. Because of Morant’s almost inhuman ability to glide in the air when throwing down a dunk or coming up with a chase-down block, he’s practically guaranteed to produce at least one highlight play every game. So […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Grizzlies- Cavaliers prediction and pick, laid out below. Memphis is rolling, going 32-19 this season, ranking in […]

Ja Morant is suddenly on a triple-double binge. The Memphis Grizzlies superstar point guard has been channeling his inner-Russell Westbrook of late, and he’s now extended his trip-dub streak to three games after already reaching that statistical plateau within just the first three quarters of Wednesday night’s showdown against the Portland Trail Blazers at home. […]

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Desmond Bane has missed two straight games with a knee injury. Sans their arguably second-best player, the Grizzlies have done little but tread water of late, as the team owns a 1-1 record over its last two games. So when Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, and the Portland Trail Blazers visit the […]

The New York Liberty sent shockwaves throughout the WNBA world on Wednesday after they announced the signing of former league MVP Breanna Stewart. This is widely considered one of the biggest free-agent signings in WNBA history, and for his part, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant could not help but react to the big news. Morant […]

OG Anunoby is one of the biggest players who could be on the move ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 9, and the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans could be likely destinations despite rumors that the New York Knicks have great interest. Recently, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that the Raptors believe […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Blazers-Grizzlies prediction and pick, laid out below. Portland has endured an up-and-down season, going 24-26, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are a franchise on the rise, gradually improving year to year since drafting Ja Morant second overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. With the title race as wide open as it has ever been in quite a while, the Grizzlies have all the looks of a championship team. Armed with suffocating perimeter […]

The fates of some contending teams with the trade deadline fast approaching appear to be at the hands of the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors reportedly have made all of the members of their core except Scottie Barnes available in a trade. Thus, a potential bidding war could ensue for the likes of Pascal Siakam, OG […]

Week 15 of the 2022-2023 NBA season saw significant movement in the Power Rankings, with the Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, and New Orleans Pelicans sliding down. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Washington Wizards climbed several spots up. This week was characterized by a lot of movement among teams, indicating that the […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant finally breaks his silence on the tragic death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police, sharing a NSFW statement as he pleads for police brutality to stop. After leading the Grizzlies to the 112-100 win on Sunday, Morant shared his disappointment as he spoke out about the brutal killing […]

Ja Morant is quickly making his case as the Memphis Grizzlies’ greatest player of all-time.  The All-Star point guard has guided his team to multiple victories over the last couple of seasons, including playoff appearances. On Sunday night, Morant added to his legend by getting a bonkers triple-double that’s never been done in Memphis history […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant opened up about his heated confrontation with Indiana Pacers rookie Andrew Nembhard on Sunday and shared what led to the shocking exchange. Morant and Nembhard were caught on video jawing each other in the third quarter of the contest. As reported earlier, Morant’s dad Tee Morant and friend Davonte Pack […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant had a heated exchanged with Indiana Pacers rookie Andrew Nembhard during Sunday’s showdown at FedEx Forum. Based on videos and accounts circulating online, Morant and Nembhard got into it late in the game. Pacers big man James Johnson reportedly got involved as well, per Damichael Cole of Commercial Appeal. While […]

The Memphis Grizzlies return home after an abysmal five-game road trip and welcome the Indiana Pacers to FedExForum on Sunday night. The Grizzlies lost all five games on the trip dating back to Jan. 20 and will be looking for some better fortune with home-court advantage against the Pacers. Desmond Bane missed the team’s last […]

 The Indiana Pacers (24-27) take on the Memphis Grizzlies (31-18) at the FedExForum on Sunday. Check out our NBA odds series and see what we have for our Pacers-Grizzlies prediction and pick. After a red-hot streak of 11 straight wins, the Grizzlies are fumbling as of late. The internet has been making fun of the […]

A basketball controversy recently broke out in Memphis, particularly involving an alleged stat-padding by Memphis Grizzlies scorekeepers when it comes to the tracking of shots swatted away by big man Jaren Jackson Jr. The NBA has already shot down the idea of someone purposely inflating Jackson’s blocks and steals numbers in home games, though, you […]

The NBA has shot down a theory alleging that Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. had his defensive statistics inflated by the scorekeeper during home games. A reddit user posted a thread suggesting that Jackson was being credited for blocks and steals in Grizzlies’ home games that he never actually recorded. Shortly after the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies lost their fifth straight game on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Along with it, an insane Ja Morant triple-double streak came to an end as well. Prior to the showdown, Morant was 8-0 in games where he scored a triple-double. He finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in their […]

The Memphis Grizzlies lost again on Friday night. This time around, they fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-100. This marked Ja Morant and the Grizzlies’ fifth consecutive loss, which in case you forgot, all started with a 122-121 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last week. Yup, that was the game that saw Shannon Sharpe […]

What happens when an unstoppable force collides with an immovable object? Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards tested out this paradox on Saturday night when he attempted a jaw-dropping one-handed dunk on Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner Jaren Jackson Jr. Unfortunately for the Memphis Grizzlies big man, it did not end well for him on […]

Before the Memphis Grizzlies take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, the two teams honored slain father Tyre Nichols. Nichols is the latest victim of police brutality in the US, with the 29-year-old killed by five police officers in Memphis following a traffic stop. The Grizzlies and Timberwolves offered a moment of silence for Nichols. […]

Jaren Jackson Jr., head coach Taylor Jenkins and the whole Memphis Grizzlies have released a statement addressing the death of 29-year-old father Tyre Nichols in the city at the hands of police. The five Black police officers involved in the death of Nichols have already been fired and are now facing criminal charges, including second-degree […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Target Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Grizzlies-Timberwolves prediction and pick, laid out below. Memphis is rolling, going 31-17 this season, ranking in second place […]

The Golden State Warriors escaped Chase Center with a 122-120 win over the rival Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday despite Steph Curry’s late-game ejection. Here are three key takeaways from a thrilling Warriors victory. A much-needed crunch-time turnaround The Grizzlies led this game 107-99 midway through the fourth quarter, in pretty much the same strong position […]

Jordan Poole may be part of the reason for Stephen Curry’s ejection against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop the Golden State Warriors’ veteran sharpshooter from sharing a moment with his younger teammate after his game-winner. Curry was thrown out with a little over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter after […]

For just the third time in his career, Stephen Curry was ejected from an NBA game. The Golden State Warriors point guard was extremely frustrated after Jordan Poole took a 30-footer with just over a minute left to play against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors star chucked his mouthpiece in anger, which triggered the officials […]

We’ve got a big one coming on Wednesday night with Stephen Curry and the defending champions Golden State Warriors set to battle the Memphis Grizzlies at the Chase Center. Unfortunately for the Dubs, they’ve received some tough news heading into tip-off with Andrew Wiggins ruled out for the highly-anticipated showdown. Andrew Wiggins injury status vs. […]

Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have finally budged, acknowledging a rivalry with the Ja Morant-led Memphis Grizzlies. “They’re knocking on the door of championship contention, trying to knock us off,” Thompson tells Damichael Cole of Commercial Appeal. “And they are loud about it. We’re trying to hold on to this run and they’re right […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (31-16) visit the Golden State Warriors (23-24) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 10:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Warriors prediction, pick, and how to watch. Memphis enters tonight having lost each of its last three games but remains in second place in the Western […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Danny Green plans to make his return from injury in a February game against the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski wrote in a Tuesday tweet. The 13-year NBA veteran tore his ACL and LCL during a playoff game against the Miami Heat in May as a member of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a tough week already, and it is only going to get worse now that center Steven Adams is expected to miss three-to-five weeks, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Adams suffered a sprained PCL in Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns and could sorely be missed in the upcoming weeks of […]