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After The Murray State Racers pummeled the Greenville Panthers by 78 points, Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies sent out a tweet in support of his alma mater. Via Twitter, Morant’s single-emoji reaction to Murray State’s dominant 173-95 win in their home opener says it all. As noted in the tweet, a total of 10 […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has always been a stud. So much so, that the 6-foot-3 point guard was making headlines way before he made his mark in the NBA. Morant recently came across one of his best highlight-reel dunks from his days with Murray State, and the 21-year-old could not help but share his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been relatively quiet this offseason, aside from retaining some of their players from a season ago. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Jontay Porter has agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Grizzlies. Restricted free agent F Jontay Porter has agreed to a three-year, $6M deal to stay with the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a four-year contract worth $35 million with shooting guard De’Anthony Melton, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Restricted free agent De’Anthony Melton has agreed to four-year, $35M deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020 Melton, who was selected by the Houston Rockets […]

After exercising his player option with the Boston Celtics on Thursday, Enes Kanter is reportedly on the move to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal including the Memphis Grizzlies, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kanter reunites with his former team that he left for the Celtics in 2019. Portland is acquiring Boston's Enes […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant recently got a giraffe named after him at a Memphis zoo and it’s pretty amazing. Take a look: The Memphis Zoo just named its newest animal Ja Raffe, after rookie of the year @JaMorant, and they made a hype video for it and I sorta can't contain myself 😂😂😂 […]

Memphis Grizzlies Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Zach Kleiman says both Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow won’t be ready for the start of the 2020-21 season, via Mark Giannotto of the Commercial Appeal. The 2020-21 campaign will begin on Dec. 22. Zach Kleiman says Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow aren't going to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have pulled the trigger on a draft day trade that allowed them to acquire the services of TCU senior Desmond Bane. In exchange, Memphis have sent a future draft pick to the Boston Celtics. This report comes via NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic: Sources: Memphis via Boston is selecting Desmond […]

It was earlier announced that the NBPA had already approved December 22 as the new start date of the 2020-21 campaign. Some of the biggest stars in the NBA have already reacted to the breaking news on social media, with guys like Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers and Trae Young of the Atlanta […]

There has been a constant swirling of rumors zoned in on New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday. After the hiring of Stan Van Gundy, it’s been a strong belief by many league spectators that the Big Easy city will be moving on from its beloved guard after an enduring seven seasons. While Holiday has made […]

With the acquisitions of Justise Winslow and Gorgui Dieng at the trade deadline in February, the Memphis Grizzlies will figure to have a mostly quiet offseason when it comes to signing free agents that they can add to help the talented duo of Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr..  However, the Grizzlies have lured free […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant was involved in a pretty funny exchange via Twitter, which centered around Vince Carter’s iconic dunk over Frederic Weis in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Morant took notice of Carter’s dunk, which marked its 20th anniversary on Friday: you had one job Ja 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/b0p7YDqCL9 — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) September 25, […]

Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times was the only writer to vote for New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson as Rookie of the Year, preventing Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant from winning the award in unanimous fashion. As expected, once Morant found out that it was Cowley who voted for Williamson and not […]

The 2019-20 All-NBA teams were announced on Wednesday, and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has some questions. Ja, who was named the league’s Rookie of the Year, seemed befuddled by the absence of Washington Wizards combo guard Bradley Beal and Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young. no @RealDealBeal23 or @TheTraeYoung ?? 🤔🤦🏽‍♂️ — Ja […]

On Tuesday, it was formally announced that Memphis Grizzlies’ point guard Ja Morant was tabbed as a unanimous selection for the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team. The only unanimous selection on this year’s All-Rookie First Team after winning the league’s Rookie of the Year Award for the 2020-21 regular season a few weeks back, Morant was […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is showing his support to ESPN reporter Maria Taylor amid the 670 The Score incident which took place on Monday. Dan McNeil, a longtime Chicago-area sports radio host, sent a controversial tweet during Monday Night football in which he posted a photo of Taylor with the following caption: “NFL […]

Michael Porter Jr. was a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school, but repeated back injuries limited him to just three games at the University of Missouri. Instead of going near the top of the lottery, Porter Jr. fell to the Denver Nuggets at no. 14 in the 2018 NBA Draft. Porter underwent a back […]

Despite narrowly missing out on the NBA playoffs after a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the play-in game, the Memphis Grizzlies have a lot of reason for optimism heading into the next season. A big reason for that is their crop of talented young players, including newly-minted Rookie of the Year Ja Morant, […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was one vote shy of winning the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award unanimously. Someone voted for New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, and Morant wants to know who the culprit was. Ja Morant on the one ROY vote he didn't get: "I want to shoot them a direct […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant won the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award. The explosive guard took a beautiful picture of the Rookie of the Year trophy with his daughter. Morant and his daughter also shared a cute dance. Daddy Daughter ROY Dance 💙🏆@JaMorant | #KiaROY pic.twitter.com/8qr1jeOJja — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) September 4, 2020 […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant hopes he can serve as an example for aspiring hoopers after winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award by a landslide on Thursday. Ja Morant was interviewed by Ernie Johnson and Co. prior to the start of the Boston Celtics-Toronto Raptors matchup. He spoke about his journey from […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has won the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Grizzlies‘ Ja Morant has won NBA Rookie of the Year. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 3, 2020 The 21-year-old was essentially the wire-to-wire favorite to win the award with New Orleans Pelicans rookie […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Anthony Tolliver went back to his high school to reach out and reconnect with his local community. Instead of getting a warm welcome, the 35-year-old got roasted by a group of students. The said kids pulled out a laptop to show one of the rather embarrassing plays the Grizzlies veteran was caught […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently one of the youngest franchises in the NBA. This team was established in 1996 as the Vancouver Grizzlies as part of the NBA’s expansion to Canada at that time. The Grizzlies have not exactly found unparalleled success during their tenure, but they have gotten (relatively) close. Either way, their front-office […]

Teams around the NBA landscape will be watching ping pong balls fall on Thursday night to see which organization lands the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery. For the franchises that finished with poor records this season, this is decision-making time. Some will be looking to keep the top pick, if […]

Despite playing with a fractured bone in his back—SPINAL—Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum shined down the stretch in his team’s 126-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Play-In game on Saturday afternoon. McCollum lit up the Grizzlies for 29 points on 11-for-19 shooting from the field (3-for-7 from three, 4-for-4 from […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant is showing off some veteran wit when it comes to the media. During the post-game press conference following the Grizzlies’ 126-122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, ending Memphis’ season, Morant was asked about the lack of fouls being called on CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard. Morant was not falling […]

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies had a terrific 2019-20 season when you consider they almost made the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference with zero All-Stars on the roster. The future of Memphis is incredibly bright with Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. leading the way. With that said, it certainly wouldn’t surprise anyone within […]

Ja Morant’s stellar rookie season officially ended on Saturday afternoon after the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 126-122, in the Western Conference Play-In game. However, the 21-year-old Morant is rightfully holding his head high after the defeat and looking towards the future. disappointed of the outcome but excited for what’s to come […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were officially eliminated from NBA playoff contention after Saturday afternoon’s 126-122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Now, the defeat brought some ramifications beyond just depriving rookie Ja Morant of some ahead-of-schedule big-game experience. As ESPN’s Bobby Marks noted, the loss meant that Memphis will participate in the upcoming draft lottery and […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant played with a fractured thumb in the last four seeding games at Disney World. The Grizzlies lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in the first-ever NBA play-in game on Saturday. Morant revealed the status of his thumb with reporters after putting up 35 points, four rebounds and eight […]

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday in the first-ever NBA play-in game. The Blazers will now face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Portland Trailblazers have booked a date with the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round 🔥 pic.twitter.com/JlKR88X3qs — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran small forward Carmelo Anthony has been clutch down in Orlando, Florida. That trend continued on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies, as Anthony hit a game-sealing 3-pointer to send the Blazers to the 2020 playoffs. With less than 30 seconds left, Damian Lillard drove to the basket and collapsed the defense, eventually […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (34-39) take on the Portland Trail Blazers (35-39) at the HP Field House on Saturday in the Western Conference’s play-in tournament. Portland finished the seeding games at No. 8 in the West, but they were not assured of a playoff spot because of a new rule in the NBA restart. If the […]

Memphis Grizzlies veteran Anthony Tolliver wants rookie point guard Ja Morant to be like Damian Lillard in terms of how the Portland Trail Blazers superstar responds to failing. After missing two clutch free-throws against the Los Angeles Clippers and getting trolled by Patrick Beverley and Paul George, Lillard responded by averaging 51.3 points in his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been fantastic since the season restart, and all their hard work in the bubble finally paid off on Thursday following a hard-fought victory over the Brooklyn Nets, 134-133. This win locked in the Blazers for the eighth spot in the West, as they now face off against the ninth-placed Memphis […]

The Portland Trail Blazers finished the job on Thursday, surviving by the skin on their teeth in a 134-133 high-octane win over the Brooklyn Nets. Now comes the final stamp of approval, winning a game against the Memphis Grizzlies to lock up the eighth seed and move on to the playoffs next week. Here are […]

The Phoenix Suns will play the most important game of their season in a matter of hours, hoping to earn a ticket to the NBA play-in tournament right before the playoffs start. So it stands to reason why their official Twitter page wished everyone good morning, except for the eighth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers and the […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been suspended for the team’s final NBA seeding game, which could have major implications in the Western Conference playoff chase. The Portland Trail Blazers currently hold the No. 8 seed after Tuesday night’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Three teams — the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio […]