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Baneville: To Desmond, his great-grandmother meant everything
Fabbie Bane taught others how to be loving. For her great-grandson, Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane, that meant everything.
Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies lose to hot-shooting Kings, drop third straight
The Kings made 22 shots from 3-point range and outscored the Grizzlies by 30 from beyond the arc to hand Memphis its first three-game losing streak of the season.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Extras from ‘Baneville’ series
Not everything was able to make it into the “Baneville” series, so here are a few extra anecdotes that were previously cut out.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies comeback falls short in loss to Suns
The Grizzlies trailed by as many as 29, but cut the deficit to two inside the final minute.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies lose to Lakers in ‘terrible effort’
Taylor Jenkins said the Lakers competed harder for the full 48 minutes in a “terrible effort” by the Grizzlies that snapped an 11-game winning streak.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Grizzlies extend winning streak to eleven
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies Podcast, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Memphis’ 11-game winning streak.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Notes from a win over Cleveland
Last season the Grizzlies set a new franchise record for consecutive wins with 11. After the win on Wednesday over Cleveland, the Grizzlies have tied that record, and will attempt to break it by beating the Lakers on Friday night in Los Angeles.
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Grizzlies Mailbag: Is this team still too young to go all the way?
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Series about Desmond Bane coming later this week
Last week, Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill had the chance to spend some time in Richmond, Indiana — Bane’s hometown — and talk to some of the people he grew up closely with.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies defeat Suns, collect 10th straight win
Ja Morant scored 29 points and Desmond Bane scored 28 in a dominant Memphis victory.
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Memphis Grizzlies Bane, Morant shine as Grizzlies beat Pacers
Desmond Bane had a happy homecoming and Ja Morant’s dunk went viral in the Grizzlies’ win over Indiana.
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Memphis Grizzlies It’s the shoes: Ja Morant discusses the dunk he always wanted
The Indianapolis crowd full of Pacers fans erupted when Ja Morant made his dunk, and the Memphis Grizzlies were the road team. No one could believe what they just witnessed.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Respect runs deep between Gregg Popovich and Taylor Jenkins
“You have a h--- of a team,” Popovich said Monday about Memphis. “Enjoy it.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant dunks on Jakob Poetl (again) as Grizzlies beat Spurs (again)
Ja Morant dunked on Spurs center Jakob Poetl for his second highlight play of his career over the big man.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Jaren Jackson Jr. is NBA award favorite
Jaren Jackson Jr. is the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year. Drew Hill and Chris Herrington break down his chances.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies ‘wake up,’ beat Spurs for seventh straight win
After falling behind in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies had just enough left in the tank to take care of business against the rebuilding Spurs.
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Herrington: Even on a team full of stars, Tyus Jones is playing best ball ever
Box score: Grizzlies 121, Spurs 113
Grizzlies Insider: Desmond Bane says it’s a fun time to be a Grizzly
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Desmond Bane says it’s a fun time to be a Grizzly
Slowly, the Grizzlies have climbed from the back of the pack defensively early in the season to the top of the NBA.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies wrestle win from Jazz
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson sent FedExForum into a frenzy during the third quarter and was ejected for a flagrant foul.
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Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr.'s monster night pushes Grizzlies past Magic
Jaren Jackson Jr. was a force on both ends of the floor in the Grizzlies’ win over the Magic on Thursday night. His 31 points were the most he has scored since the NBA bubble in July of 2020.
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Box score: Grizzlies 123, Magic 115
Grizzlies Insider: Memphis is title favorite according to one metric
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Memphis is title favorite according to one metric
As of Thursday morning, FiveThirtyEight gives Memphis a 31% chance to make the Finals and an 18% chance to win the championship.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies outwit, outplay Hornets
Ja Morant and the Grizzlies outwitted and outplayed the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies find swagger against Raptors as Ja Morant sets career high for assists
Ja Morant’s 17 assists were the most by a Grizzlies player since Jason Williams dished 19 in 2002.
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Box score: Grizzlies 119, Raptors 106
Grizz Insider: Tyus Jones says Memphis needs to get back to basics
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Can Grizz get their groove back?
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the team’s disappointing road trip.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizz Insider: Tyus Jones says Memphis needs to get back to basics
If anyone knows what it takes to get out of a funk, it may be Memphis Grizzlies point guard Tyus Jones.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Curry’s absence should not ruin Christmas game joy
Sunday’s primetime Christmas Day game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors isn’t shaping up the same way many imagined it would when it was announced over the summer.
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Memphis GrizzliesPenny Hardaway says Ja Morant’s shoe is ‘history in the city’
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said he loves that Grizzlies star Ja Morant received his own signature Nike shoe, and he might wear a pair of Morant’s sneakers on the sideline to represent.
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