Herrington: Morant confirmed, but Core Four for Now is in flux
Dillon Brooks was astounding in the postseason; Jaren Jackson Jr. could be the tipping point.
Topic: Ja Morant
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June 2021
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Calkins: ‘We’ll be back,’ says Morant. And Memphis can’t wait.
Yes, the Utah Jazz bounced the Grizzlies out of the playoffs Wednesday. But their 20th season in Memphis will go down as one of the most promising in franchise history.
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Jazz take series with Game 5 win over Grizzlies
The Grizzlies’ season is finished following the blowout loss; Dillon Brooks and Ja Morant each score 27.
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Ja Morant the focus of Moneybagg Yo’s new song ‘ROTY’
The Grizzlies star is powering into the world of hip-hop and film.
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Report: Jazz provide courtside tickets to Morant’s family, friends
The team owner apologized after the Grizzlies star’s group was targeted with verbally abusive and racial comments.
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Jazz’s 3-point shooting again takes down Grizzlies
The Grizzlies are down 3-1 in the first-round playoff series, with Game 5 back in Utah.
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Calkins: The Grizzlies are down 3-1 — but Memphians should be thrilled
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May 2021
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Grizzlies Insider: Grizzlies leave The Beehive State for a beehive
The Grizzlies won’t increase FedExForum capacity for Games 3 and 4, and Memphis fans are buzzing with frustration.
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Jazz, Conley hold off Grizzlies in Game 3
Despite more fireworks from Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks, Utah was able to fend off the Grizzlies with its barrage of 3-pointers.
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Calkins: Memorable night at FedExForum ruined by Mike Conley heel turn
Grizzlies game’s a party for fans excited about home playoff
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Ja Morant: ‘I don’t know if my family will go back to Utah’
The star Grizzlies guard talks about the verbal abuse aimed at his family in Game 2 in Utah, where at least one Jazz fan was ejected from the arena for making an offensive sexual comment directed at Morant’s mother.
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Calkins: The NBA playoffs are back in Memphis, ya hear me?
Four years after the last NBA playoff game at FedExForum, more than 10,000 Memphians will convene Saturday to celebrate a new era of postseason basketball in the city. This team might be even more audacious than that one. Just read the Growl Towels.
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Herrington: Built for this? Ja Morant’s playoff performances leave no doubt
The Grizzlies guard’s 47 points in Game 2 in Salt Lake City set records tumbling. This was well-documented, but the litany deserves both repetition and elaboration.
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Calkins: Like the great Ja Morant himself, the Grizzlies will be back
Memphis didn’t win Game 2 in Utah Wednesday. But any Grizzlies fan who watched the game had to be pumped. The Grizzlies now have home-court advantage and the best player in the series. Saturday night at FedExForum should be wild.
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Jazz spoil Ja Morant’s historic night in Game 2
Morant scored a career-high and franchise single-game record 47 points, but Utah’s 3-point shooting stopped Memphis, evening the series at 1.
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Grizzlies playoff blog: Memphis vs. Utah, Game 2
Join The Daily Memphian’s Chris Herrington Wednesday evening as the Memphis Grizzlies meet the top-seeded Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
It’s been quite a week for Memphis Grizzlies fans as well as lovers of art and, of course, barbecue.
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Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant carry Grizzlies to Game 1 upset over Utah
Brooks (31 points) became the villain for the Utah crowd, and Morant made the clutch plays in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
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Ja takes his Murray State support system to Utah
Ja Morant is an NBA star, but his tight circle of friends include former college teammates, who are thrilled to be in Utah to cheer him on.
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The first time: Will Ja Morant follow a former Grizzlies legend’s path?
Former Grizzlies star Mike Conley Jr. reflects on his first playoff series as Ja Morant enters that territory. “My first-ever playoff series was in San Antonio, so I found myself playing against Tony Parker and Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan, guys I idolized,” Conley said.
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Herrington: A Grizzlies-Jazz playoff series preview
It’s not just about Morant and Conley; Dillon Brooks’ defense and how Taylor Jenkins deploys his lineups shouldn’t be undervalued.
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Calkins: How the NBA playoffs became a Memphis party (with Mike Conley, as host)
When Mike Conley was traded to the Utah Jazz, everyone said the trade was “win-win.” But nobody expected the Grizzlies would do this much winning, this soon.
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Grizzlies win and Twitter takes notice
Friday night the Ja Morant led Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the NBA playoffs with a thrilling overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry. Check out what we found on Twitter.
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Calkins: Ja Morant and his ‘team full of dogs’ make it an epic night
The incandescent Morant and the Grizzlies traveled to California and knocked off Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. It may not have been the biggest upset in Grizzlies postseason history. But it was a beautiful night.
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Ja Morant takes command, leads Grizzlies into playoffs
Morant scores 35 against Warriors, and two rookies made clutch shots as the Grizzlies go to the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
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Grizzlies fan shows off ‘Old School’ moves, goes viral
Even Ja Morant took note of Grizzlies fan Randy Smith, who says he’ll bring his moves again if the team advances.
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Grizzlies play on in play-in, will face Warriors again
The trio of Brooks, Morant and Valanciunas led the Grizzlies to the win against the Spurs.
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Calkins: The new Grizzlies rock the Grindhouse with an old-school postseason win
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