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There are few tougher individuals in the NBA than Steven Adams. This man is just built different. Just ask Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George, who had the privilege of playing alongside Adams during their time together with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In a recent episode of his podcast, Podcast P with Paul George presented […]

Jaren Jackson Jr made some headlines on Monday morning by stating that the early playoff exit was good for the Memphis Grizzlies. Fortunately for him, his teammate Desmond Bane took to Twitter to back him up. Real shit ! https://t.co/YAmkxLgf5K — Desmond Bane (@DBane0625) June 5, 2023 Jaren Jackson Jr was on Podcast P with […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. offered his take on Dillon Brooks’ trash talk to Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in the NBA playoff series between the teams. “It definitely helped [the Lakers] get around something, get some energy,” Jackson Jr. said on the “Podcast P” show with Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George. […]

Jaren Jackson Jr and the Memphis Grizzlies were swiftly eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson Jr says despite the loss, it was the best thing for the Grizzlies future, via Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. "I think getting humbled was the best thing […]

Ja Morant doesn’t hold back when it comes to posterizing others, be it a teammate or not. Jaren Jackson Jr. learned that the hard way right in Ja’s first day with the Memphis Grizzlies. During his appearance on the Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, Jackson was asked if Morant […]

The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award honors one of the greatest to ever do it who proved to be a pioneer off the court. And in its third year in existence, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul are among the finalists. More info from Chris Haynes: “Warriors star […]

After winning this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award, Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. was selected to the 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive First Team on Tuesday with the most voting points (195). Jackson Jr. had arguably his best season since entering the league in 2018, as the 23-year-old was named an All-Star for […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are just days removed from a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Since then, they have made plenty of headlines, and DPOY Jaren Jackson Jr. got fans wound up with a cryptic tweet that went viral on Monday. However, Jackson came back a day later and has apparently cleared the air […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies put out a cryptic tweet after the team’s playoff exit. The Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies in six games in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. “Memphis I’m forever grateful,” Jaren Jackson Jr. wrote on Twitter. In the replies, Grizzlies fans were concerned that Jackson Jr. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies traveled to face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series on Saturday night. The Grizzlies tied up the series at 1-1 without Ja Morant, and they were hoping his return to the lineup would spark them to a key road victory.  Instead, Memphis laid an egg after Dillon […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. has received his Defensive Player of the Year trophy on court prior to Game 2 of the Memphis Grizzlies playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson Jr. was named DPOY on Monday, beating out Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks. His win didn’t come […]

Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is a heat-seeking missile on defense. When he’s on the floor, great things happen on defense for the Grizzlies. Take for example the huge block he had on a layup attempt by Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s Game 2 of […]

Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. gave fans quite the scare when he had to leave Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers following an injury. Midway through the first quarter, Jackson accidentally stepped on Anthony Davis’ foot while trying to catch up to him. It led to JJJ tweaking his left ankle, forcing […]

On Monday, the NBA officially announced the winner of the 2022-23 Defensive Player of the Year award: Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr., who led the entire NBA in blocks per game for the second year in a row. The center is just the third player in NBA history to both win the award […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took care of business again on Monday night, taking down the Brooklyn Nets in their NBA Playoffs first-round matchup to take a 2-0 advantage in the series. Joel Embiid had himself another eye-opening performance, wherein he flirted with a triple-double with 20 points, 19 rebounds, and seven assists. Embiid was a force […]

Charles Barkley couldn’t resist trolling Shaquille O’Neal after Shaq tried to remind him that he forgot to mention the big man’s name among the NBA’s best shot-blockers. On Monday after Jaren Jackson Jr. won the 2022-23 Defensive Player of the Year award, Barkley heaped praise on the Memphis Grizzlies forward and compared him to the […]

After Jaren Jackson Jr. won the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year award on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers fans and several NBA aficionados couldn’t help but bring up Anthony Davis in the conversation. Remember in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs series between the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, Davis absolutely outshined JJJ on […]

He’s done it. Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. is officially your 2022-23 Defensive Player of the Year. JJJ was at home with his family when the official announcement came, and his reaction to the win is as wholesome as it gets. It was an epic moment that will surely give you the chills (h/t […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. is your 2023 Defensive Player of the Year. The Memphis Grizzlies big man beat out strong competition from Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley and Milwaukee Bucks stopper Brook Lopez for the highly coveted award. Of course JJJ’s win didn’t really come as a surprise. While Mobley and Lopez both had strong cases, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have overcome a lot of adversity this season. Whether it be Steven Adams being sidelined with a PCL strain, Desmond Bane dealing with his own injuries, Dillon Brooks’ antics or the various alleged incidents of misconduct centering around star Ja Morant, the team has powered through. In fact, they managed to make […]

Preventing some of the most talented basketball players from putting the ball through the hoop has always been a thankless task. The old adage may say that “defense wins championships”, but at the end of the day, elite offense always beats good defense — especially in today’s NBA, where defenders seem to get whistled for […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. isn’t beating around the bush. As the 82-game grind finally comes to a close, the Memphis Grizzlies star has made it abundantly clear just how badly he wants to win Defensive Player of the Year. “I definitely think I’m Defensive Player of the Year,” Jackson told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “I just think […]

Ja Morant is set to return to the lineup for the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday following a one-game injury absence. However, Memphis could still be shorthanded when they battle the Los Angeles Clippers at the FedExForum on Thursday night. This is after both Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane have popped up on the injury […]

Memphis Grizzlies star big man Jaren Jackson Jr. put together one of the better two-way performances of his career in Saturday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors. He scored 31 points — on 12-for-22 shooting from the field — grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked four shots in a game the Grizzlies went on to win […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was listed as “questionable” with calf soreness before the team takes on the Memphis Grizzlies, the team’s PR wrote in a Sunday tweet. Five players, including center Steven Adams and forward Brandon Clarke, were listed as “out.” Jaren Jackson Jr., a first-time All-Star for the Grizzlies in the 2022-23 season, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were already reeling, entering their Tuesday night contest against the Memphis Grizzlies without LeBron James due to a foot injury. But Jaren Jackson Jr. sure does not feel pity for Anthony Davis and company after a resounding slam that tore the roof off an exuberant FedExForum. With the Grizzlies up by […]

It’s been a solid season for Jaren Jackson Jr. The Memphis Grizzlies forward was just selected to his first All-Star Game and he has emerged as one of the frontrunners for the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Jackson recently revealed that he didn’t quite set out to win the award, but that as his […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. got his first NBA All-Star Game experience when the league’s 30 head coaches voted him in as one of the reserves. Prior to the NBA naming injury replacements, Jackson along with teammate Ja Morant made the Grizzlies initially the only team in the Western Conference that had more than […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are aiming for no less than an NBA championship this season. They currently have the second-best win-loss record in the Western Conference, but they have also lost six of their last 10 games. They are still led by superstar Ja Morant, though his shooting splits have dipped a little bit this season. […]

Jaren Jackson is an elite rim protector, a job that comes with some hazards — like getting brutally posterized. The Memphis Grizzles big man got reminded of that Wednesday night during the second period of their home game against the Utah Jazz when Talen Horton-Tucker slammed one in his face. THT met Jaren Jackson at […]

The NBA world remains captivated by Kyrie Irving’s blockbuster trade to the Dallas Mavericks. So much so, that it’s almost easy to forget about the fact that we have a full slate of NBA games for Sunday night. One of the highlights of the evening is the Memphis Grizzlies taking on the Toronto Raptors. Unfortunately, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies received good news this week on Thursday when it was announced that they would have two All-Star selections in Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. But the Grizzlies will be waiting on another announcement this weekend as to whether or not their All-Star duo will be in uniform on Sunday against the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies don’t just have one but two players headed to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. both being named as Western Conference reserves. In a Twitter post, Ja Morant summed up his feelings for having the honor of having Jackson as a fellow All-Star: “so tough. happy […]

After a disappointing loss on Wednesday to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Memphis Grizzlies are back at it Thursday as they look to bounce back against a tough Cleveland Cavaliers team. As we know, Steven Adams is already sidelined with a knee injury, leaving the Grizzlies’ frontcourt depth relatively thin. That raises the question, is […]

Amid the stat conspiracy theory surrounding Jaren Jackson Jr., Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green poured more fuel on the issue as he called out the NBA to give him his right stats. Jackson’s stats and how the scorekeepers are allegedly bloating his numbers–giving him credits for blocks and steals he didn’t actually make–have been […]

A basketball controversy recently broke out in Memphis, particularly involving an alleged stat-padding by Memphis Grizzlies scorekeepers when it comes to the tracking of shots swatted away by big man Jaren Jackson Jr. The NBA has already shot down the idea of someone purposely inflating Jackson’s blocks and steals numbers in home games, though, you […]

The NBA has shot down a theory alleging that Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. had his defensive statistics inflated by the scorekeeper during home games. A reddit user posted a thread suggesting that Jackson was being credited for blocks and steals in Grizzlies’ home games that he never actually recorded. Shortly after the […]

What happens when an unstoppable force collides with an immovable object? Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards tested out this paradox on Saturday night when he attempted a jaw-dropping one-handed dunk on Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner Jaren Jackson Jr. Unfortunately for the Memphis Grizzlies big man, it did not end well for him on […]

Jaren Jackson Jr., head coach Taylor Jenkins and the whole Memphis Grizzlies have released a statement addressing the death of 29-year-old father Tyre Nichols in the city at the hands of police. The five Black police officers involved in the death of Nichols have already been fired and are now facing criminal charges, including second-degree […]