There are 103 article(s) tagged Brandon Clarke:

• March 2025

  • Grizzlies podcast: Brandon Clarke’s season is over

    Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ latest injuries and analyze potential playoff scenarios for Memphis.

    By Drew Hill, Chris Herrington 5 hours ago

  • Herrington: With Brandon Clarke out, Grizzlies closing stretch gets rockier

    “With 11 games to play as the Grizzlies get ready to face Utah on Tuesday night, the team currently just below the NBA’s ‘play-in’ line. These are precarious times and have just grown more so.”

    By Chris Herrington March 24, 2025

  • Brandon Clarke out for the season, Grizzlies announce

    The Memphis Grizzlies announced Saturday, March 22 that forward/center Brandon Clarke has been diagnosed with a high-grade PCL sprain in his right knee.

    By Drew Hill March 22, 2025

• January 2025

  • Grizzlies offense overwhelms Pelicans for fifth straight win

    Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to lead the Grizzlies to their fifth straight win. He added a career-high-tying seven assists as he produced yet another piece of evidence in his growing case as one of the league’s best players. 

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    By Chris Herrington January 25, 2025

• December 2024

  • Brandon Clarke finally found the relief he’d been waiting for

    Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke made his return to the court last season, but it wasn’t until late November that he finally stopped thinking about his badly damaged left leg. 

    By Drew Hill December 10, 2024

  • Grizzlies podcast: More tests coming for Memphis

    Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ loss at Dallas and what went wrong in the final moments for Memphis. 

    By Drew Hill December 06, 2024

  • Herrington: Marcus Smart, Brandon Clarke showing improved play amid changing roles

    Why are the Grizzlies entering this week with a six-game winning streak, tied with the Orlando Magic for the longest active one in the league? Part of it is due to the play of Smart and Clarke.

    By Chris Herrington December 02, 2024

• October 2024

  • Herrington: Aldama’s future, Clarke’s return are key early Grizzlies questions

    Extension or not, Santi Aldama and Brandon Clarke both could be crucial for the Grizzlies, especially early this season. 

    By Chris Herrington October 03, 2024

• June 2024

  • Brandon Clarke celebrates an offseason where he can do what he wants

    Having mostly recovered from an injury that kept him off the court for a majority of last season, the Grizzlies forward helped spruce up Bickford Park in Memphis, gardening, painting, meeting young students and bagging snacks for kids.

    By Drew Hill June 25, 2024

• April 2024

  • Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2024 offseason roster rankings, Part 2

    Monday, Chris Herrington counted down from No. 18 to No. 9. Today, the eight most valuable members of the Grizzlies’ roster.

    By Chris Herrington April 23, 2024

  • The return: Brandon Clarke drew inspiration from Kevin Durant in journey back to basketball

    In December, as he soared through the air for his first dunk in 291 days, Grizzlies big man Brandon Clarke realized all of his hard work was paying off. 

    By Drew Hill April 15, 2024

  • Grizzlies podcast: Bigs past, present, and future

    Drew Hill and Chris Herrington compare Grizzlies eras, look at the draft prospects in the Final Four and discuss what Brandon Clarke’s efficiency means for the franchise moving forward. 

    By Drew Hill, Chris Herrington April 03, 2024

  • Brandon Clarke, Jaren Jackson Jr. lead comeback victory over Pistons

    Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 40 points and Brandon Clarke had a huge fourth quarter to lead the Grizzlies’ comeback victory over the Pistons in Detroit. 

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    By Drew Hill April 01, 2024

• March 2024

  • Grizzlies podcast: Brandon Clarke’s return, Marc Gasol’s legacy

    Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap Brandon Clarke’s return and discuss the legacy of Marc Gasol ahead of his jersey retirement. 

    By Drew Hill, Chris Herrington March 30, 2024

  • Off the chain: Grizz fans welcome Brandon Clarke back in Lakers loss

    Brandon Clarke scored six points and had five rebounds in his return. But the Grizzlies fans were just happy to see him. 

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    Box score: Lakers 136, Grizzlies 124

    By Drew Hill March 28, 2024

  • Herrington: ‘Quicker and higher’ is name of Clarke’s game

    Brandon Clarke “knew it was going to be a lengthy road,” Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said. “It’s a product of just seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. ... He deserves this opportunity.”

    By Chris Herrington March 27, 2024

  • Grizzlies Insider: Status upgrade indicates Brandon Clarke’s return is imminent

    The Grizzlies can be expected to be careful with Brandon Clarke’s minutes and usage when he gets back on the floor.

    By Drew Hill March 25, 2024

• February 2024

  • Grizzlies update status of injured Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart

    The Grizzlies could be without Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart deep into March. 

    By Drew Hill February 22, 2024

• October 2023

  • Grizzlies frontcourt extremely thin for season opener vs. Pelicans

    The Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant, Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke and Santi Aldama when the season begins.

    By Drew Hill October 24, 2023

  • Herrington: As season opens, shaken Grizzlies must reinvent themselves on the fly

    When the Grizzlies take the court Wednesday, it will do so without three of what would have been its top seven players, together accounting for $60 million of the team’s $150 million in player salary. How will the team refashion themselves on the fly?

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    By Chris Herrington October 23, 2023

• March 2023

  • Grizzlies Podcast: Reacting to Ja Morant’s ‘suspension,’ Brandon Clarke’s injury

    With Chris Herrington in Memphis and Drew Hill on the road with the team in Los Angeles, this Grizzlies Podcast reacts to one of the busiest periods of Grizzlies news in recent memory, and an unprecedented moment for the franchise. 

    By Chris Herrington March 10, 2023

  • Herrington: Thoughts on Ja Morant’s absence, and Brandon Clarke’s

    The magnitude of the Morant news has overshadowed a gutting injury to Brandon Clarke, who suffered a torn Achilles at Denver on Friday night. 

    By Chris Herrington March 06, 2023

  • Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke out for the season

    Memphis big man Brandon Clarke tore an Achilles tendon in Friday night’s loss at Denver, March 3.

    By Tim Buckley March 04, 2023

  • Grizzlies teammates say Brandon Clarke injury ‘emotional,’ ‘extremely tough’

    The Memphis locker room was emotional after the injury occurred Friday night in Denver. 

    By Drew Hill March 04, 2023

• November 2022

  • Grizzlies podcast: Can Memphis fix its troubling defense?

    Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ consecutive losses to the Utah Jazz.

    By Drew Hill, Chris Herrington November 02, 2022