“It’s almost impossible for us to be able to ask schools to know the last 12 months’ history of who a student has been living with. The thinking in doing this is to simplify that part.”

Playing implications are sky-high as the Memphis Grizzlies prepare to visit the Charlotte Hornets on a big night in the NBA.

The Memphis Grizzlies have ample cause for serious complaints about the way the NBA scheduled the last week of their regular season. 

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Standouts from Brighton, Briarcrest, CBHS, Collierville, Houston, Northpoint and Lausanne are up for consideration this week. 

“The way they have accepted me and the proposed tinkering on both ends of the floor has been, to me, a very encouraging sign,” Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo said.

Berry, a 6-foot-4 native of Cleveland, Tennessee, averaged 10.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals as a redshirt sophomore this past season for Temple.

The Redbirds’ Triple-A doubleheader against the Bisons at AutoZone Park has been canceled due to inclement weather.

Despite holding a slim lead early in the fourth quarter, the Memphis Showboats lost their first road game of the season.

Ja Morant was announced as a starter but turned out to be a late scratch on Saturday night. Instead of “calling 12,” Memphis dialed 22, and Desmond Bane secured a much-needed win.

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Box Score: Grizzlies 109, Pistons 103

The Pistons were as close as 93-91 with four minutes left but struggled to stop the Grizzlies around the rim. Bane hit a 3-pointer to make it 104-98 with 56 seconds left, and Memphis wrapped it up at free-throw line.

Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, April 5. 

The Viper 200 endurance ultramarathon planned for the Shelby Farms area this week has been plagued with horrible weather.

Memphis and the Mid-South remain in a multiday barrage of severe storms that include heavy rain, threat of tornadoes and flooding.

Brady Kluse caught five passes as a true freshman last season and could be headed toward a main role for Memphis in 2025.

The Memphis Redbirds swept a doubleheader against the Buffalo Bisons on Friday night at AutoZone Park. 

Ja Morant likes to cast himself as a victim far too often. But in the great — OK, ridiculous — finger-gun controversy of 2025? He may have a point.

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Tuomas Iisalo let Ja Morant play with four fouls Thursday. The interim coach went on to explain his approach toward foul trouble. 

The NBA on Friday fined Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant after the superstar mimicked firing a gun on two occasions against the Miami Heat.

MASE’s Cedric Miller will be presented with the Rex coaching award.

Ja Morant relished his role as the bad guy, and hit the game-winner against the Heat in the team’s first win with Tuomas Iisalo as interim coach.

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Box score: Grizzlies 110, Heat 108

Ja Morant made a 12-foot jumper in the lane as time expired, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies a win over the Miami Heat and giving interim coach Tuomas Iisalo his first victory with the team. 

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Miami Heat on Thursday, April 3, at Kaseya Center in Miami.