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Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies could get a massive boost soon with the nearing return of injured sharpshooter Danny Green. Green, who was sent to the Grizzlies in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers for De’Anthony Melton, has been recovering from a torn ACL and has yet to make his debut with his new […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson is showing a penchant for getting into skirmishes with his opponents this season, most recently getting into a tussle with Memphis Grizzlies stars Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. In the final play of the third quarter during the Jazz’ 123-118 loss against the Grizzlies on January 8, Clarkson hit […]

With the NBA trade deadline approaching, the Memphis Grizzlies are sitting pretty at the top of the Western Conference standings with the second seed. They have the same 28-13 record as the Denver Nuggets but the Nuggets are in first due to owning the tiebreaker having one their only matchup of the season so far. […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant came through for a young fan who lost her precious signed ball to thieves last Monday. The fan, identified as Ellie Hughes, had been bringing the same ball to Grizzlies home games since she was 5 years old to it signed by the players. Unfortunately during Memphis’ game against the […]

The San Antonio Spurs (13-28) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (27-13) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Grizzlies prediction and pick. San Antonio has lost five of their last six games and sits in 14th place in the Western Conference. The Spurs covered […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant missed Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz with right thigh soreness. Without their best player, the Grizzlies were able to beat Utah on the road by a final score of 123-118. Still, when Memphis returns home to play the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, every Grizzlies fan will […]

The San Antonio Spurs (13-27) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (26-13) on Monday night. Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Grizzlies prediction and pick. San Antonio has lost four of their last five games to drop them to 14th place in the Western Conference. The Spurs […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, once again, figured in a heated altercation. This time against Desmond Bane and the Memphis Grizzlies. Everyone can still probably remember that incident with Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors when Clarkson committed a Flagrant 2 foul and then squared up against the Dubs, seemingly ready to box it […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant wants to see Jericho Sims and Shaedon Sharpe in the 2023 NBA Dunk Contest, but Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma asked the real question to him: what about you? On Sunday Morant reacted to a report that Houston Rockets forward Kenyon Martin Jr. has committed to joining the Slam Dunk […]

The Utah Jazz will play for the second day in a row as they face off with the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Grizzlies prediction and pick. On Saturday, the Jazz fell 126-118  to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Significantly, Lauri […]

It’s always a treat to see a young team with loads of potential begin to figure things out. The Indiana Pacers are one of those teams. Led by third-year future Point God Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers have now gone a surprising 22-18 through 40 games following their Friday night 108-99 win against the Portland Trail […]

Ja Morant was the Memphis Grizzlies’ leading scorer against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday – but it was Jaren Jackson Jr. who stole the show. JJJ finished just a point off Morant’s total with a season-high 31 points on an extremely efficient 12 of 14 shooting. He also added 10 rebounds and a trio of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently on the up and up. In fact, they have won five games in a row bridging 2022 and 2023. As such, they have shot up to a tie with the Denver Nuggets for No. 1 overall in the Western Conference with a 25-13 win-loss record. They are a game ahead […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have drafted extremely well in recent seasons, and are well on their way to cementing themselves as true championship contenders, if they aren’t already. The selections of Ja Morant and Desmond Bane have given the Grizzlies two offensive foundations to build upon. However, Jaren Jackson Jr. remains the two-way force that takes […]

Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant made waves around the NBA when he recently came out with an audacious claim about not fearing anyone out in the West. You just knew that Draymond Green had to have something to say about that bold statement, and while it may have taken him a couple of weeks to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (24-13) visit the Orlando Magic (14-24) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:10 ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Magic prediction and pick. Memphis has won four consecutive games to bump them up to second place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies have covered 54% of their […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are fresh off a dominant win over the Charlotte Hornets. Ja Morant led the way with 23 points and eight assignments in the 131-107 victory. He also provided one of the more akward and peculiar highlights of the night. After a triple from LaMelo Ball near the end of the third quarter, […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 131-107. It was their third straight loss and at home to make matters worse. The Grizzlies exploited some of the Hornets’ defensive flaws. They were more physical, ran in transition, and failed to defend without fouling. Fortunately, Cody Martin returned after missing 38 games. He finished with […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to take on the Charlotte Hornets in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Spectrum Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Grizzlies-Hornets prediction and pick, laid out below. Memphis has gone 23-13 this season, second place in the Western […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was hit with a lawsuit stemming from an alleged violent incident with a minor. The altercation was said to have occurred during a pickup basketball game months before the 2022-23 NBA season. The court records indicate that the case against Morant, which was filed in September, is considered sealed, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are once again one of the best teams in the NBA. With a 23-13 record and one of the very best defenses in the league, they are making noise with their young bunch. With Ja Morant already established as a star, Memphis could use its picks and young players to land another […]

Ja Morant might be the most entertaining player to watch in the NBA, and that’s no small feat. The Memphis Grizzlies point guard has earned a lot of fans due to his highlight-reel worthy plays every single night. One lucky fan got to experience something amazing after their last game, as Morant handed him his […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is one of the brightest stars in the NBA and arguably the most exciting player to watch in the league. From his ridiculous dimes to highlight reel dunks, Ja is the real deal. While he’s laser-focused on taking the Grizz to the Promised Land sooner rather than later, the former […]

Ja Morant is riding with his teammate. The Memphis Grizzlies star didn’t mince words defending Dillon Brooks after the team’s 119-106 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. While being asked about Brooks’s erratic shot selection, he cut off the reporter asking the question to give a succinct yet stinging response: “We don’t care,” […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse didn’t like the way his team showed up defensively in Thursday night’s 119-106 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Nurse was particularly critical of his players’ effort in trying to slow down Ja Morant and company, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports. Nick Nurse: “I don’t know if the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (20-13) visit the Toronto Raptors (15-19) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Raptors prediction and pick. Memphis has lost four of its last five games but still sits in third place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies cover at […]

Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has leaned into his identity as an instigator, someone who’s not afraid to get underneath the skin of his opponents. However, opponents, none more prominent than Klay Thompson in recent days, have learned to clap back, stifling Brooks and the Grizzlies’ scathing trash talk in the process. He even admitted […]

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies of late. The team’s detractors are keeping quiet about it, either. Ever since Ja Morant claimed that he’s not worried about any Grizzlies rival in the Western Conference, they can’t seem to figure out a way to fend off those same foes […]

The Phoenix Suns (19-5) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (20-12) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Grizzlies prediction and pick. Phoenix has lost three consecutive games and dropped to fifth in the Western Conference. The Suns are 18-16 against the spread while 53% […]

Jordan Poole had a spectacular Christmas Day game for the Golden State Warriors in his first 29 minutes of action. It’s the last few seconds before getting ejected against the Grizzlies that had to grind on head coach Steve Kerr’s gears. Poole finished with a team-high 32 points and was the stand-in Santa gifting Warriors […]

Stephen Curry couldn’t hold back his delight after watching the Golden State Warriors destroy the Memphis Grizzlies on Christmas Day even without him on the court. The Warriors were missing both Curry and Andrew Wiggins in their Sunday showdown with their bitter West rivals, but that didn’t stop the team from teaching Ja Morant and […]

Much has been said about the Golden State Warriors teaching the Memphis Grizzlies a lesson on Christmas Day, but that victory gets even sweeter for Dub Nation when considering the story about how the Grizzlies apparently favored watching the Boston Celtics game against the Milwaukee Bucks in the locker room during pregame instead of consuming […]

The Golden State Warriors-Memphis Grizzlies Christmas Day game featured no shortage of trash talk. Notably, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson called out Dillon Brooks during the game. Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant shared his thoughts on Thompson taunting Brooks, per Damichael Cole of Commercial Appeal. “Morant didn’t see Thompson taunt Brooks. He tried to look at […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors don’t like each other. That has been glaringly obvious during and after their second-round series last season. The two biggest talkers on both sides are Dillon Brooks for Memphis and Klay Thompson for Golden State. After an altercation between Brooks and Thompson that resulted in a technical, […]

The Golden State Warriors rung in the holiday with a 123-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. Here are three key reactions from the defending champions’ impressive win over their newest rival. Jordan Poole, good and bad Poole went deep in his Santa bag on Christmas, slicing and dicing his way to 32 points […]

Golden State Warriors budding star Jordan Poole hit the showers way before his teammates on Christmas Day, as he was ejected from the game against the Memphis Grizzlies with still over nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Referee Marc Davis didn’t seem to like Poole’s gesture over what the Warriors shooting guard was a […]

The Memphis Grizzlies failed to take down the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, but hey, at least Ja Morant gave their fans a massive treat. Morant, playing in his first Christmas Day game, exploded for 36 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. He made 15 of his 29 shots and was the […]

Ja Morant’s brand new Nike signature shoe was unveiled on Sunday, Christmas Day, and the Memphis Grizzlies superstar will be debuting the kicks on the court against the Warriors. The announcement of his new shoe, the Nike Ja 1, prompted a great response from Kevin Durant, who congratulated Morant on the achievement, while expressing he […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (20-11) visit the Golden State Warriors (15-18) in a Christmas Day matchup. Action tips off at 8 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Warriors prediction and pick. Memphis comes into Sunday’s game fresh off a 25-point win over Phoenix and sits in second place in the Western […]