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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When LeBron James got back to the Los Angeles locker room after Game 4, his fellow Lakers greeted him with a symphony of bleats. They were simply saluting the G.O.A.T. in his own language to celebrate a performance that was anything but old — and a gritty win that put the […]

MIAMI (AP) — Win Game 1, lose Game 2, win Game 3. The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat have followed the same path to 2-1 leads in their respective first-round series — and on Monday night, both will hope to break that win-one-lose-one trend and grab command of their matchups. The seventh-seeded Lakers play […]

LOS ANGELES – Despite a 45 point performance by Ja Morant, The Memphis Grizzlies lost Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101. After the first quarter, the Grizzlies made just 12 percent of their shots and trailed 35-9. Memphis also uncharacteristically turned the ball over 11 times in the first half. After a much […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and the Lakers came out in front of this franchise’s first sellout playoff crowd in a decade and immediately produced one of the greatest first quarters in team history. Los Angeles leaped to a 35-9 lead amidst one raucous ovation after another from fans eager for a return to […]

LOS ANGELES – Things are trending up for Ja Morant. The Grizzlies practicing on the campus of UCLA Friday with Morant, sidelined in game two with an injured hand, going through a full — non contact– practice. His right hand was still taped. He’ll still be a gametime decision for Saturday but the risk of […]

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has seemed wise beyond his years since the start of his basketball journey, and he wasn’t about to drop down to Dillon Brooks’ level of discourse heading into a pivotal game for the Los Angeles Lakers. James declined to respond to the Memphis Grizzlies’ top agitator Friday after […]

MEMPHIS – The Ja watch is back. After sitting out the Grizzlies game two win over the Lakers, Morant and the Grizz now get three more days of rest and treatment on that injured right hand. Morant hurt that hand in Sunday’s game one loss to L.A. after taking a nasty fall midway through the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant sat out with an injured right hand Wednesday night as the Memphis Grizzlies tried to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole in their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The No. 2-seeded Grizzlies announced about an hour before tipoff that the two-time All-Star point guard […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Tuesday that two-time All-Star point guard Ja Morant suffered no ligament damage to his right hand in Memphis’ opening playoff loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and will be a game-time decision Wednesday night for Game 2. Morant had an MRI on Monday that showed only […]

MEMPHIS – A day before the Grizzlies and Lakers face off for round two in the best-of-seven series, there was Ja Morant jovial and all smiles. His body language was much different than 48 hours prior, in the locker room following the Grizzlies’ 128-112 loss. It wasn’t long before that same right hand was wrapped […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies aren’t saying whether their star players will be available Wednesday night as both teams try to avoid falling into 0-2 holes before hitting the road in their respective first-round series. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Memphis’ Ja Morant both exited their series openers Sunday after getting hurt […]