“We’ve had conversations in the past trying to guide him and help him continue to evolve as a person and a player,” said Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins.

Steven Adams is out at least another four weeks? What the heck? Wasn’t he close to returning?

Memphis’ starting center has been out since Jan. 22 with a sprained knee ligament.

Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy also are set to speak.

The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin answer three pressing questions surrounding the Tigers ahead of this week’s AAC Tournament.

Opinion: If the wheels perhaps haven’t come off this once-promising Grizzlies season, they’ve at least gone flat, lost a few bolts and are wobbling back down the road, maybe emitting flames.

Cold shooting from the 3-point line hurt Memphis’ chances to reach Thursday’s title game.

As Memphis begins AAC Tournament play with a quarterfinal matchup on Friday, it will need Dandridge to impact games on a regular basis.

The Memphis Grizzlies point guard has been away from the team since Saturday, March 4.

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The Glendale PD investigated the incident and “was not able to determine that probable cause existed for the filing of any charges,” the department said.

Danny Green, who was traded from Memphis to Houston last month, discussed the situation Wednesday.

On the same day tickets go on sale, the coach of Memphis’ new USFL team said he expects the product to be better than it was in the first year of the new spring league. 

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The AAC announced its all-conference team selections and award winners for the 2022-23 season on Wednesday.

Former Memphis big man has not forgotten his NBA roots.

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The Grizzlies had a six-point lead in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold it to complete a disappointing four-game road trip. 

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NBA box score for the Tuesday, March 7, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers played at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The Tigers (20-9) are now two wins away from winning the conference title and earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Penny Hardaway knows what it would mean for his Tigers to win their first-ever American Athletic Conference Tournament title and their first league championship since 2013.

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Panthers held Bearettes below 30 percent from the floor while forcing 17 turnovers.

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The scene at FedExForum on Sunday is what Memphis basketball is all about.

The third-team pick has averaged a team-high 21.5 points, 5.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds through 30 games so far this season.