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For the second straight season, the Memphis Grizzlies are becoming far more familiar with the trainer’s room than they would prefer. Ja Morant is presently sidelined with a hip injury, Marcus Smart missed a handful of games with an ankle sprain and Desmond Bane has not played since the end of October due to an […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are looking at bailout options going into a huge game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Ja Morant versus LeBron James will always be worth the price of admission. However, both All-Stars are looking at the injury report wondering who else will be joining them on the court when the NBA returns to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will be without Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart for at least the first week of November. Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells are doing fine, but are far from proven commodities after just a handful of actual NBA games. Taylor Jenkins is not worried about treading water in the Western Conference though. Ja […]

In a 119-106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies guards Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane left the game with injuries and didn’t return. Smart suffered an ankle injury in the 13-point loss, and Bane went down with an oblique injury. On Friday, Memphis released an update on the pair of guards with a week-to-week prognosis, per […]

During the Memphis Grizzlies’ upset loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, they suffered a pair of critical injuries on the perimeter. Guards Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart both left the game and did not return due to injuries, according to posts by the team on X, formerly Twitter. First, Smart went down with […]

Coach Taylor Jenkins is challenging the Memphis Grizzlies to get serious amid a lackluster 2-2 start to the season. Lackluster rebounding and ‘atrocious’ defensive focus from the Grizzlies have led to multiple 20-point leads being squandered. Fans leaving the FedEx Forum are grumbling as loudly as they yell for Yuki Kawamura, and far more often. […]

It’s the time of the year when ESPN has released their NBA Top 100 rankings, and everybody finds out if the players are in the right spot. Not only do fans usually have a problem with the rankings, but the players themselves don’t like where they’re ranked at times. This year, one of those players […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are gearing up for the 2024-25 NBA season with high hopes of bouncing back from a challenging stretch marked with injuries and suspensions. With key players returning (Ja Morant, Marcus Smart) and big new additions (Zach Edey) to the roster, fans have every reason to expect another NBA playoffs run. Making predictions […]

The Memphis Grizzlies made some bold moves this offseason. First, the front office doubled down on the Go Big in Grind City approach by drafting Zach Edey. Re-signing Sixth Man of the Year candidate Luke Kennard shored up the rotations in anticipation of Ja Morant’s return to the lineup. Other than some two-way contract shuffling […]

Desmond Bane is an important part of the Memphis Grizzlies team, and with that, he can know what the team is planning to do before fans find out on social media. Bane recently opened up about knowing that Luke Kennard was re-signing with the Grizzlies, and he had a word to say to the fans […]

2023-24 has turned into somewhat of a lost season for head coach Taylor Jenkins and the Memphis Grizzlies. After struggling to stay afloat during the lengthy suspension of Ja Morant to open up the year, Jenkins’ squad then saw Morant go down with a season-ending injury only a few weeks after his return, and the […]

This has been a lost season for the Memphis Grizzlies, who find themselves 23-43 overall with over half of their roster on the injury report. However, it appears as if Memphis will be getting some reinforcements to close out the year, with Desmond Bane and Brandon Clarke set to return from their injuries. Both Bane […]

Head coach Taylor Jenkins and the Memphis Grizzlies are currently in the midst of what would seem to be a bit of a lost season. The Grizzlies are currently well outside of postseason position in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture, and Jenkins and his staff have had to navigate several devastating injuries so far […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had it rough this season as the roster just can’t stay healthy. There’s been some hope that Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart could come back from injury soon. But that optimism is flying out the window after the latest comments from general manager, Zach Kleiman. Kleiman claims the Grizzlies are going […]

As the 2024 NBA trade deadline looms, the Memphis Grizzlies stand at a critical crossroads in their season. Faced with injuries and stiff competition in the Western Conference, the choices they make in the days ahead carry significant weight for their future. Observing the team closely, it’s evident that the Grizzlies require strategic maneuvers to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ season is slowly slipping away from them. A lot of injuries have plagued the team which has prevented them from reaching their full potential. They were once a top-seeded team this time last year but all of that came crumbling down. Ja Morant had to face a suspension and then had season-ending […]

In another major injury blow to the struggling Memphis Grizzlies, rising star wing Desmond Bane has been ruled out for at least the next month and half due to a recent ankle injury he sustained. According to the statement released by the Grizzlies, Bane sustained a Grade 3 left ankle sprain during their January 12 […]

Big things were expected from Desmond Bane heading into the 2023-24 season, with Ja Morant starting the season on the sidelines due to a 25-game suspension. Upon Morant’s return, however, Bane has taken a bit of a backseat for the Memphis Grizzlies. But now, with Morant out for the season following a season-ending shoulder injury, […]

For a while there, it seemed like the Memphis Grizzlies were coming back to life with the return of Ja Morant, who was given a 25-game suspension by the NBA to start the season. The Grizzlies won seven of 10 games when their franchise superstar played and it seemed like they were looking to make […]

Not a lot of players in NBA history play like Nikola Jokic. Big men are often too centered on grabbing rebounds and crashing inside the paint for easy baskets. But, the Denver Nuggets legend is different and has a knack for creating better opportunities for his teammates. He just notched a perfect game against the […]

Ja Morant made his triumphant return to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, dropping 34 points and hitting a buzzer-beating floater to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-113. It was a huge night for the struggling 7-19 Grizzlies, but now that they have their superstar back, things feel “different,” as Desmond Bane rightly put it. […]

When he first entered the league, Ja Morant was a high-flying, acrobatic point guard who quickly captivated NBA fans due to the fact that he was a human highlight reel each and every night he took the court. While Morant is still one of the more athletic players in the league, his status as one […]

Dillon Brooks’ Memphis Grizzlies tenure ended on a whimper, with the team basically scapegoating Brooks for their first-round exit against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA playoffs. There were even reports that stated that the Grizzlies will not be bringing Brooks back in free agency under any circumstance. However, on Friday night, in […]

Ja Morant is just days from making his highly anticipated return from a 25-game suspension. The superstar point guard’s season debut can’t come soon enough for the bruised and battered Memphis Grizzlies, who’ve endured a series of injuries to key contributors en route to a 6-17 start, tied for second worst in a stacked Western […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are perhaps the most disappointing team in the NBA this season based on where they found themselves last year. After recording 50 wins for the second straight time last season, the Grizzlies currently find themselves 6-17 through 23 games. While it is obviously good news that Ja Morant will be returning soon […]

The crowd is always the worst opponent that any NBA player can face. They have to block the noise out, communicate well with their teammates, and not get carried away by the jeers to have a fighting chance. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks had to deal with this when they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. […]

The absence of Ja Morant due to a 25-game suspension has put the Memphis Grizzlies in a tough spot this season. But that has only given Desmond Bane the opportunity to spread his wings on the offensive end by taking on a heavier offensive burden than he would have if Morant was around. And on […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had their struggles to start the 2023-24 season. They have yet to incorporate Ja Morant into the lineup as he continues to serve his 25 game suspension for his social media activity. They have also had a lengthy injury report with several key players sidelined with various ailments. Grizzlies guard Desmond […]

With Ja Morant out, Desmond Bane as assumed the duties of being the leader for the Memphis Grizzlies. Now in his fourth season, Bane has been off to a sensational start after recently signing a five-year, $207 million extension in the offseason. The focal point of the Grizzlies’ offense, Bane may wind up being absent […]

The Memphis Grizzlies did not have a nice start to their campaign. Taylor Jenkins, Marcus Smart, and Jaren Jackson Jr. have to deal with a lot of rotational concerns given the injuries concerning Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams. They are also still dealing with Ja Morant’s absence up until December which makes plays that require […]

For the last two seasons, the Memphis Grizzlies have been a force in the Western Conference. With Ja Morant at the helm of their success, the Grizzlies looked to be a youthful team that would be contending at the top of the West for many years to come. Just over a week of the 2023-24 […]

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 […]

Every NBA season, we’ve seen growth across the entire league not only pertaining to teams taking a step in the right direction, but players ascending from secondary talents to primary contributors for their organization. This upcoming season, many players will once again prove that their hard work during the offseason paid off, as a slew […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

For a small market team like the Memphis Grizzlies, getting it right on draft night and pulling off the right trades are essential in establishing their relevance as a franchise. That has been the dilemma of the Grizzlies throughout its history, even dating back to its days in Vancouver, the place it called home from […]

In May, Memphis Grizzlies swingman Desmond Bane underwent right toe surgery to address a fracture that bothered him most of the 2022-23 season. Currently rehabbing from this injury, Bane gave a quick update on where he is at in the recovery process this NBA offseason. According to Drew Hill from The Daily Memphian, Bane claims […]