Jaren Jackson Jr. is happy to still be playing. The Grizzlies will save their vacations for later this summer. 

The wide receiver is the second Tigers player picked in the 2022 NFL draft. 

The Grizzlies sent the Timberwolves packing. Now all they have to do is turn around and play the Golden State Warriors Sunday afternoon. Impossible? Nah. Not for a team that is wired to win. 

The Grizzlies outscored the Timberwolves by 62 points across all fourth quarters of the six-game series. 

April 29, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis to win the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. 

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For the third time in this first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter, only to come back and win. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 114, Timberwolves 106

Offensive lineman Dylan Parham was the 90th overall pick in 2022 draft.

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Grant Gunnell suffered a season-ending injury ahead of last season.

Emotions were all over the place as the Grizzlies made Game 6 a nail-biter. 

The former Arlington standout and Michigan State star running back was selected No. 41 overall.

The Dragons match Bartlett’s intensity and secure a vital victory.

On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era. 

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Riley Goodman, who tossed a complete-game gem against Briarcrest on April 18, is the winner. Houston’s Ryan Bland and Alex Twigg of St. Benedict tied for second.

Steven Adams has entered the league’s health and safety protocols and is officially ruled out of Game 6 against the Timberwolves.

The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 6, Round 1, of the NBA playoff series on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. Memphis leads the series 3-2. 

Now in his 13th season as Arlington High’s softball coach, there isn’t much that catches Brandon Morgan off guard.

The Memphis coach believes the Grizzlies will need their best effort to beat the Timberwolves in a high-stakes Game 6. It starts with being disciplined. 

Junior swings a big bat as Trojans win second straight regular-season district title.

On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington try to pinpoint the moment Ja Morant put on his superhero cape to save Game 5. 

We will have basketball in Memphis this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. We just don’t know the opponent yet. 

Quinones has entered his name in the NBA draft process, but can withdraw and still go back to college.

Two experts who have been involved in college basketball for decades give their insight and opinions on what the Tigers and Penny Hardaway face.

Steve Blaydes’ favorite player was Ja Morant. In the first game since Blaydes’ death, the point guard hit the Game 5 winner against the Timberwolves.

If both are taken on Day 2, it would be the first time since 2001 that Memphis had two players taken in the first three rounds of the draft.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-109 in Game 5, Round 1, of the NBA playoffs Tuesday night. The Grizzlies lead the best-of-seven series 3-2.