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Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies snagged an impressive victory over Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Morant was so pumped up over the win that he flocked to Twitter to share his thoughts. Morant retweeted Kendrick Perkins’ praise for the Grizzlies, pointing out the stellar performance of Grayson Allen. It marked the […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was cleared for takeoff on Wednesday, as he found himself all alone in a fastbreak against the Atlanta Hawks. In the midst of a blowout win against the Hawks at State Farm Arena, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year decided to have some fun with less than five minutes […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks will be extremely shorthanded when they face off against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. The Hawks are currently dealing with a slew of injuries and will be missing virtually half of their team as they host the Grizzlies. This report comes via the Hawks on Twitter: […]

It’s no doubt that Stephen Curry is one of the best players in the league. The guy has almost single-handedly changed the way the game is played these days with his brilliant shooting from beyond the arc. At 32 years old, the Golden State Warriors superstar doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, as […]

The Memphis Grizzlies survived an injury scare from their sophomore playmaker in Ja Morant who left their game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night due to an apparent hip injury. After the contest, he reassured the Grizzlies faithful that his situation isn’t a major concern and that he will most likely be back sooner […]

The Memphis Grizzlies overcame the Miami Heat on the road, 124-112, in their Tuesday meeting. One of the catalysts for the win was the stellar play of Dillon Brooks, whom his teammate Kyle Anderson said makes the team “super dangerous,” per the Grizzle Bears Blues. Kyle Anderson joins us next. Says it’s no surprise that […]

The Memphis Grizzlies took on the Miami Heat on Tuesday and ended the four-game winning streak of the South Beach squad, 124-112 with Dillon Brooks leading the way. The defeat dropped the Heat to 26-25 for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Of course, the secondary simmering storyline was that it was a chance for […]

The NBA’s reigning Rookie of the Year, Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, exited his team’s game on Tuesday against the Miami Heat with an apparent hip injury. Morant was clearly in pain and discomfort as he walked gingerly to the locker room with help from the team’s athletic trainer: Ja Morant leaves the game […]

ESPN recently named their best NBA players that are under 25 years old, and one of the omissions from the list took it personally. After being left off of the list, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant took to Twitter to share his reaction to the big snub. 🤝😴 https://t.co/MPrY95kgEX — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) April 6, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and second-year point guard Ja Morant are off on Monday evening, but that doesn’t mean the superstar signal-caller isn’t still tuned in to the NBA from his couch. With Morant apparently watching the Brooklyn Nets take on the rival New York Knicks on Monday evening, the Grizzlies standout was quite impressed with […]

Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant hilariously hoarded what should have been the entire team’s postgame grub on Sunday. Grizzlies players were expecting to get some delicious Philly cheesesteaks right after their impressive 116-100 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. But looks like some of them went home with grumbling stomachs after Morant […]

Everyone knows that Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is one hell of an athletic freak. We’ve seen all his nasty dunks and acrobatic layups in his first two years in the league. But against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, Morant showed off his incredible vision through a crafty pass. Peep the clip below to witness […]

In just his second year donning the Memphis Grizzlies jersey, Ja Morant is already aligning himself with franchise legend Mike Conley Jr. Per ESPN Statistics and Information, Morant has logged in 300 points and 100 assists in a month—a feat that had only been achieved by Conley. To make things sweeter, Morant reached the milestone […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley will be returning to his old stomping grounds as his team will visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Now playing for a different organization, the 33-year-old playmaker voiced his opinion regarding the young promising players that are currently headlining his former team. Via Evan Barnes of Commercial Appeal: “The […]

The Memphis Grizzlies came away with a 120-110 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday, but ironically, one of the best plays of the game came right after the final buzzer. Ja Morant saved his best for last as he came up with an insane slam to punctuate their win over the Rockets. Here’s a […]

When you think about a young star who has the potential to lead his team back to the promised land, a few players come to mind. There’s Zion Williamson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, or Collin Sexton, to name a few. These guys all possess incredible talent, a promising future, and the ability to turn things in their […]

The Memphis Grizzlies came out with a valiant stand as they narrowly lost to a more talented Utah Jazz team on Friday night. Sophomore star Ja Morant led the team’s resilient fightback as he managed to make impressive plays in the paint despite the stifling presence of Jazz big man Rudy Gobert. Despite the lack […]

Ja Morant is slowly, but surely, cementing his spot as one of the league’s brightest stars. The 21-year-old put his name on the record books on Wednesday after playing his 100th career game for the Memphis Grizzlies. In doing so, Morant has now put himself in quite an elite club being just one of seven […]

Ja Morant put on his seatbelt and took off on Monday night. The Memphis Grizzlies superstar was cleared for take-off against the Boston Celtics as the reigning Rookie of the Year converted a nasty alley-oop jam in transition. No one was even close to Morant as he soared for the monster bucket. Morant really went […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant sent out a bold tweet on Sunday about this year’s March Madness. Morant, who starred for Murray State, said he would’ve been part of the Final Four if he played with this year’s competition.  Not sure if that was a knock on the teams this year or Morant was […]

Memphis Grizzlies budding star Ja Morant owns some of the best handles in the game today. However, the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year made sure to honor the great ankle breakers before him, especially Jamal Crawford who turned 41 on Saturday. Apart from greeting the three-time Sixth Man of the Year Winner, Morant tried […]

Ja Morant and Draymond Green figured in an intense match-up during the Memphis Grizzlies’ hosting of the Golden State Warriors at FedEx Forum on Saturday. But once the final horn sounded, the Grizz sophomore guard had nothing but love for the three-time Dubs All-Star. The pair of fiery combatants were seen exchanging some complimentary words […]

San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan is gunning for PJ Tucker’s throne as the league’s undisputed sneaker king. Well, probably not. Nevertheless, DeRozan is definitely getting Ja Morant’s vote if there ever was an election for the NBA’s top sneaker dawg. Check this (really short) story out. Morant recently took to Twitter to share his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ ankle was hurt in Saturday’s game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. The injury was met with an outpouring of well wishes from his fellow basketball players such as Ja Morant, CJ McCollum, and others. 🙏🏽 @KingJames — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) March 20, 2021 🙏🏽 @KingJames — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) […]

Grizzlies star Ja Morant must really love embarrassing Draymond Green. The sophomore stud just put Golden State’s best interior defender in the blender: wow. pic.twitter.com/BBZFL8wxc1 — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) March 20, 2021 Morant, who is just one year removed from almost winning the Rookie of the Year award, has already made a name for himself […]

On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat took on the Memphis Grizzlies. It was a close game throughout that ended in spectacular fashion. Ja Morant came up in the clutch, taking it all the way down court for a layup over Jimmy Butler to give the Grizzlies a two-point lead with just over one second left […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have a walking highlight reel in sophomore Ja Morant. The high-flying guard has had several impressive highlights this season, one of which came against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. In the third quarter, Morant sent KZ Okpala to the floor with a nasty crossover and drove straight to the paint for the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander must be building some incredible shoulder strength as he carries the Oklahoma City Thunder throughout the 2020-21 season. The icing on his latest 30 point outburst? A dagger step-back 3-pointer over reigning Rookie of the Year Ja Morant in the Thunder’s Sunday afternoon game against the Memphis Grizzlies. SGA (30 PTS) buries it […]

Ja Morant is becoming a more well-rounded player for the Memphis Grizzlies, but he’s always been known for his uncanny athleticism. During Sunday’s showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Morant delivered a poster dunk on Moses Brown. HEADTAPS. @JaMorant | #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/fmxZwpqU8z — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) March 14, 2021 The play began with Morant receiving […]

Foul, or no foul? That is the question. In the closing seconds of Friday night’s back-and-forth 103-102 Denver win at Memphis, Grizzlies second-year phenom Ja Morant shook loose for what would’ve been either a game-winning basket or game-winning free throws — a fine finish after erasing a 12-point, third-quarter deficit. Ja didn’t get the foul […]

It’s official: Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is mad that he wasn’t invited to the All-Star game this year. The 17-16 Grizzlies are in a legitimate playoff hunt, despite playing without Jaren Jackson Jr. Morant and his Grizzlies ended up losing a tight one to the Denver Nuggets, but Morant was feeling it. How else […]

The Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, 103-102. But if you ask star sophomore Ja Morant, it shouldn’t have ended that way. Morant had the ball with the game virtually in the balance with just over six ticks left on the clock. Down just one point, he did what every coach […]

It’s safe to say even Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant couldn’t believe the play he just pulled off against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Late in the second quarter, Morant got fancy and dished out an incredible dime to Xavier Tillman that confused the hell out of Russell Westbrook and Davis Bertans.  Westbrook’s reaction was […]

Ja Morant has forged his name into the Memphis Grizzlies record books by attempting at least 10 free-throws in three consecutive games. He is the first player to do so since NBA champion Pau Gasol. Per the Grizzlies PR, Morant is a game away from tying the record set by Gasol in the 2005-06 NBA […]

Ja Morant just showed off his best wizard impersonation against the Washington Wizards as he confused the hell out of the Wizards’ defense on an incredible play on Wednesday. The Memphis Grizzlies young star once again proved that he’s one of the more creative young studs in the league with a series of fakes which […]

All fans who watched the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday probably had the same reaction  as Ja Morant after witnessing Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard torment Team Durant. Put simply, the backcourt duo of Steph and Dame was unstoppable throughout the contest, as they combined for 16 3-pointers out of 32 total attempts. More amazingly, […]

To say the 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Contest underwhelmed is an understatement. After all, it’s not only the fans who were disappointed with the annual showing but also the players themselves. While there is not much hype and expectations for the contest given the lack of big name players and its three-man lineup, NBA players […]

A fire was lit under Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant after he found out that Utah Jazz veteran playmaker Mike Conley Jr. was called up to replace the injured Devin Booker in the 2021 All-Star Game. Instead of putting the blame on anyone else, the 21-year-old sophomore took it upon himself to work even […]

Former NBA star Gary Payton was one of the best all-around players to ever step on the court. The Glove made nine All-NBA Defensive teams in his career, while also making nine All-Star Game appearances. Payton clearly played a different time when the game was more physical and refs didn’t play such a vital part […]