Ja Morant starts vs. Mavericks in play-in game
Ja Morant is active and will play against the Dallas Mavericks.
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Ja Morant is active and will play against the Dallas Mavericks.
In all ways except the outcome for the Grizzlies and their fans, Tuesday’s play-in was a great game in the rich recent history between these franchises.
Eight former Tigers, all of whom played for coach Penny Hardaway, logged minutes on NBA teams in the regular season.
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Memphis guard Jaylen Wells was taken from the court on a stretcher and transported to a hospital.
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The NBA is looking into an exchange of gestures between Grizzlies star Ja Morant and Warriors guard Buddy Hield on Tuesday night, according to ESPN.
Ja Morant is off social media again. The point guard said he doesn’t want to be online anymore, although he still has the accounts for the purpose of endorsements.
Luke Kennard grabbed a small Ohio town’s attention as a seventh-grader. More than a decade later, the Grizzlies guard will have his name on the Franklin High School basketball court.
Over the next few days this series will detail the behind-the-scenes efforts by Jaren Jackson Jr. to direct and produce a YouTube series on the lifestyle of the Grizzlies All-Star.
Japan offered Jaren Jackson Jr. a new perspective on work ethic. His journey to Asia was the first time since his NBA career started that he didn’t feel “insane.”
From a passport mishap in L.A. to high-altitude workouts in Aspen, Colorado, the Grizzlies star bounced across the globe, juggling fashion weeks, training and content creation.
When Jaren Jackson Jr. decided to film his life, it pushed him to places he’d never gone before — like deep into the snake- and alligator-infested Florida Everglades in the middle of the night.
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