The Grizzlies center is likely to miss the rest of the season. Memphis also made changes to add another frontcourt player to its playoff roster. 

Grizz fans were concerned Friday night when the superstar point guard went to the locker room early in the first quarter with an apparent hand injury. 

Memphis Grizzlies vs Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee

The Memphis Grizzlies clinched the No. 2 seed in the West by dominating a short-handed Milwaukee Bucks team in the second half. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 137, Bucks 114

Mills spent the past two seasons at Florida State after playing for former AAC foe Houston in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns.

“We have arrived on the NBA scene,” said Dennis O’Connor, the Grizzlies’ vice president of ticket sales and service. “...We have some superstar players, and we are getting more national recognition than we ever have. 

Is it a scandal that law enforcement officials didn’t throw themselves into investigating a superstar basketball player whose behavior was plainly over the line? No. It would have been unusual if they had.

Trezevant freshman Robynn Thompson and Houston coach Justin Lewis were also recognized.

Daphne Fowler had a big day at the plate in victory over St. Benedict.

Identity of victim revealed in alleged assault in pickup game at Morant’s house last summer. In the past, the victim’s mother sued Memphis-Shelby County Schools over a bullying incident that involved her daughter.

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The lanky rim protector has played fewer than 30 minutes in three of his last five games because of foul trouble. 

The senior currently holds the top Division 2-A marks in both the long jump and triple jump by considerable margins.

Simmons coached five years at Gardner-Webb University and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament last season.

The Grizzlies pulled off an improbable comeback in regulation, but went scoreless for the first three minutes of the extra period and turned the ball over four times.

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Box score: Pelicans 138, Grizzlies 131 (OT)

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss potential playoff opponents: Which team would be the best matchup for Memphis? And, is there a team the Grizzlies would like to avoid?

Memphis football has had seventh and eighth-place finishes in the AAC the past two years. A realistic expectation for the Tigers in the new AAC should be no lower than a third-place finish. 

A spin around the Grizzlies locker room is a view of a sprawling ecosystem, rich with different types of players, talent, experience and – most notably – personalities.

Anne Boyd celebrated her 90th birthday with her first Grizzlies game at FedExForum. That says a lot about her. And a lot about what the Grizzlies have come to mean to this city over the past 22 years. 

Notebook: The Memphis Redbirds’ home-opener gave fans their first look at top prospect Masyn Winn and scorekeeper John Guinozzo, 74, was at his usual post and recalling a 40-year-old run-in with Nashville manager Stump Merrill.

The Tigers couldn’t recover from a strong fourth inning by Ole Miss that helped lift the Rebels to a 7-2 win over Memphis at FedExPark Avron Fogleman Field.

Memphis trailed by five in the fourth quarter, but found a late surge from Desmond Bane to beat the Portland Trail Blazers. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 119, Trail Blazers 109

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers at FedExForum on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Memphis’ 2022-23 season offered plenty of shining moments.