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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 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 bruising […]

Nobody blocked more shots per game, nor had better defensive numbers at the rim this season, than Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr. And voters noticed. The Memphis big man was announced Monday night as the NBA’s defensive player of the year, becoming the second player to win the award while wearing a Grizzlies’ uniform. He joins […]

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed cautious optimism regarding the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo after the two-time MVP left Milwaukee’s Eastern Conference playoff opener with a bruised lower back. Antetokounmpo isn’t the only prominent player already dealing with a health issue after the first weekend of the playoffs. Injuries to some of the NBA’s top stars […]

MEMPHIS – With less than six minutes to play in the fourth quarter of game one against the Los Angeles Lakers, Ja Morant landed awkwardly on his already injured right hand when attacking the basket. Morant then left the game and ran straight to the Grizzlies locker room, only to return to the bench for […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Rui Hachimura, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers made an early statement in the wide-open Western Conference playoffs. Hachimura scored a playoff career-best 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and James added 21 points and 11 rebounds as the seventh-seeded Lakers beat the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies […]

MEMPHIS – Rui Hachimura had a career-best playoff scoring performance with 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and LeBron James added 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-112 on Sunday in the opening game of their Western Conference playoff series. Austin Reaves added 23 points, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Kevin McCarthy emerged from a messy 15-ballot election and ascended to House speaker, he was emboldened rather than chastened by the fight, declaring that his father taught him early on in life: “It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.” But as the embattled Republican leader from California rounds […]

MEMPHIS – Obviously the two marquee guys that everyone wants to see in the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies, is four-time NBA champion Lebron James and the next up and coming face of the NBA in Ja Morant. The Grizzlies are fully aware of how deep this Lakers team is, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – As the Grizzlies reconvened at FedExForum Tuesday for the start of their playoff preparations, head coach Taylor Jenkins put to bed any hopes Grizz fans had of a possible return of Steven Adams for the postseason. While Adams was at practice, Jenkins confirmed that the 7-footer is all but out for the […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaren Jackson had 36 points, Luke Kennard added 19 and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 137-114 on Friday night to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season. Memphis entered the game with a two-game lead over Sacramento for second place in […]

MILWAUKEE — Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant was forced to the locker room after jamming his fingers into former Grizzly teammate Jae Crowder Friday night in Milwaukee. The injury happened in the first quarter. Morant returned to the bench before halftime with two fingers taped on his right hand. Morant checked back into the game […]