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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 […]

There has been a lot of hype surrounding Ja Morant‘s upcoming signature shoe from Nike. This is going to be the first-ever release of his own shoe line with the sportswear giant and it’s no surprise that Memphis Grizzlies and sneaker fans alike have been looking forward to news about its release date. Well, it […]

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies came out with a statement win against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. It’s true that the Devin Booker-less Suns came into the matchup shorthanded, but the fact that the Grizzlies still pummelled them in a 25-point blowout is a clear indication of Memphis’ intentions this season. What’s even more […]

The Golden State Warriors’ long-awaited Christmas matchup with the rival Memphis Grizzlies has lost some luster without Stephen Curry. Rest assured that both sides will be amped for another edition of basketball’s favorite rivalry regardless, ready to prove themselves in a battle between teams who fully believe they have what it takes to win the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a strong start to the season to prove that they mean business in the Western Conference again this season. While this game initially had a lot more juice to it than it does now, the Grizzlies will get a chance to prove such on Christmas against the Golden State Warriors. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies take on the Phoenix Suns. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Grizzlies-Suns prediction and pick. Ja Morant got a lot of attention around the NBA earlier this week when he told ESPN’s Malika Andrews, “Nah, I’m fine in the West.” The comment was a response to a question about teams […]

Memphis Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant recently made a bold statement in reference to the Western Conference. The superstar doubled down on his take ahead of Memphis’ Friday night clash with the Phoenix Suns, per Talkin’ NBA. “Honestly I don’t care about anybody else’s feedback but ours. That’s how we feel, that’s how confident we are,” […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have proven early on this season that they mean business in the Western Conference this season. Their 19-11 record has them in a tie with the Denver Nuggets for the top spot in the West, and just as the Nuggets have gotten by without a key contributor in Michael Porter Jr., the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have fallen back down to earth of late after losing back-to-back games against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. This was after the ever-amazing Ja Morant led his team to a scorching seven-game winning streak that allowed the Grizzlies to climb to the top of the […]

Christmas is going to be a busy day for the NBA as a handful of teams take part in marquee matchups that could have a significant impact on the rest of the season. One of them happens to be a highly-anticipated matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and defending champions Golden State Warriors. For his part, […]

There’s no question Ja Morant is a superstar. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, Morant has blossomed into one of the absolute best players in the league, let alone at his position. This season, he is on pace to do something no Grizzlies player has ever done before as per the […]

If you didn’t know by now, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are a confident, gritty group. They play extremely hard every night and have no shortage of swagger on the floor. Ja himself has said time and time again that he believed they would’ve won it all last season if it wasn’t for his […]

The Denver Nuggets had every reason to feel good Tuesday night. Not only did they beat Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies at home, 105-91, but they also are now the No. 1 team in the Western Conference. Those will make Nuggets rookie Christian Braun feel much better after Morant scored plenty of points on […]

The Denver Nuggets host the Memphis Grizzlies for a Western Conference matchup on TNT! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Grizzlies own the top record in the West at (19-10) as they have just lost two games at home all season. After winning seven in a […]

There were some bizarre scenes during Saturday’s matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder. None of them was more controversial, however, than when Ja Morant was ejected by a referee for what turned out to be a rather questionable decision. NBA guru Shams Charania recently spoke out about the incident and the […]

Even Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant couldn’t help but be in awe of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving after the two dominated in the Brooklyn Nets’ Sunday showdown with the Detroit Pistons. KD and Kyrie just took over the contest and were virtually unstoppable, combining for 81 of the Nets’ 124 points in the win. […]

Two seasons ago, the Memphis Grizzlies upset the Golden State Warriors in the 2021 play-in tournament, sparking one of the league’s most fearsome rivalries. Last season, the Grizzlies shocked the world and reached the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference before losing to the Warriors, this time in the West Semis. This year, Ja […]

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies have quietly risen to the top of the crowded Western Conference standings this season. Despite that, their 115-109 loss on Saturday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder saw them miss out on a solid opportunity to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the pack in the […]

Ja Morant’s controversial ejection in the second quarter of the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday sparked outrage all over NBA Twitter. After all, why was the superstar guard slapped with a technical foul for talking to a fan? Apparently, however, Morant’s exchange with the fan was not what earned him […]

Ja Morant’s shocking ejection for talking to a fan sparked outrage around NBA Twitter, with several fans demanding the league to suspend, fine or fire the referee who made the call. For those who missed it, Morant was handed his second technical foul late in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City […]

It’s been a while since Steven Adams last suited up for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but that hasn’t stopped Thunder fans from showing their appreciation for the big man’s time in Oklahoma City whenever they get the chance. Take for example the warm welcome Adams got from Thunder home fans prior to the game Saturday […]