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“All coaches and players are talking about buying them dinner and buying them gifts, all that stuff,” Pippen said. “It’s been good fun.”
The “Little General” was one of 11 inductees into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
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Jaren Jackson Jr. is dealing with a hamstring strain, and Ja Morant has an ankle sprain. Plus, the Grizzlies have added Luke Kennard to the injury list.
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“There’s a reason that we play games like this,” Memphis coach Alex Simmons said. “No. 1, to get better. No. 2, to see what it feels like to play at a level that literally nobody in the country plays at.”
“I know where we are,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said after the Tigers’ 84-76 loss to No. 9 UNC. “I know where we’re gonna be. I’m not trying to be the best team in October. I’ve learned my lesson on that going into my seventh year.” Memphis loses steam in second half to fall to No. 9 UNC in preseason exhibitionRelated content:
“Could not be any better,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., the president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “And next year, we’ll take it to the next level.”
The Tigers dropped their Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic preseason charity exhibition to No. 9 North Carolina 84-76 on Tuesday.
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The University of Memphis will play Alabama in the Rocket City Classic, a charity exhibition game in Huntsville, Alabama, on Oct. 28.
Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks return four starters from last season’s undefeated team and have a highly rated recruiting class.
The Tigers host No. 9 North Carolina at 6 p.m. followed by the women playing South Carolina in the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic.
Twenty-two years ago, Derek Clenin blocked an extra point to lift MUS over CBHS. Clenin died Oct. 8. Now, the quarterback of that CBHS team, Carter Giovannetti, plans to run the St. Jude Marathon in his friend and rival’s name.
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Hardaway and Davis will join forces to raise money for a notable cause when Memphis hosts North Carolina at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 (ESPNU) in the first Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic at FedExForum.
This is the box score for the preseason NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Indiana Pacers played Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
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