Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap exit interviews and discuss the Grizzlies’ position in the NBA Draft Lottery. 

Standouts from Brighton, Central, Houston, MUS and St. Agnes up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 16.

Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was charged with trafficking an illegal substance in Arkansas after he was found to be in possession of more than 200 grams of kratom. But what exactly is the drug?

The NBA’s play-in tournaments are set. Here’s what the Grizzlies need to happen to add a second lottery pick. 

The Grizzlies finished with the sixth-worst record in the NBA this season. It has not been a lucky position in the draft lottery over last seven years. 

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Box Score: Rockets 132, Grizzlies 101

NBA box score for the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets.

Redbirds remain unbeaten in series this season with split at Knights.

A Memphis Grizzlies rebuild is underway. Some fans think embarking on this rebuild is premature. Some wonder if Zach Kleiman’s the right person to lead it.

The Redbirds used batting power to snag Saturday win over the Knights.

The 32nd annual Houston Classic was held in beautiful conditions on a new track Friday and Saturday at Houston High School. 

The Memphis Redbirds dropped game four of a six-game series against the Charlotte Knights Friday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Grizzlies lost to the Utah Jazz on Friday. A Memphis loss at Houston on Sunday would ensure at least a 34.5% chance at securing a top-four pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. 

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Box score: Jazz 147, Grizzlies 101

NBA box score for the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz.

The Daily Memphian postseason girls basketball awards for the 2025-26 season, feature our player of the year, freshman of the year, coach of the year, and all-metro teams.

Memphis coach Charles Huff said Mike Montgomery is “probably our strongest leader presence on the team.”

Shot putter Ryan Crouser will be on hand Saturday to meet and greet fans at Tennessee’s largest high school meet.

The Redbirds avenged their Game 2 loss with a dominant pitching performance.

The four-star prospect committed to Penny Hardaway and the Tigers, giving the Memphis basketball program some much-needed momentum after the worst on-court season since the 1970s.

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The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Russell Randall as this week’s Daily Memphian spring-sports athlete of the week.

College choice ends a whirlwind last few weeks for the two-time Mr. Basketball winner from Briarcrest Christian School.

The NCAA announced earlier this year that it would allow schools to wear commercial jersey patches.

Among nearly 2,000 players who have entered the transfer portal, Penny Hardaway will likely need to find 11 to assemble his make-or-break team. So who might they be? 

A Middle College freshman and a Bartlett coach were also saluted as we honor the best of the 2025-26 boys basketball season.

This is the box score for the basketball game played between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets on April 8, 2026.

It was a sixth-straight loss for the Memphis Grizzlies, who fell to 25-55 on the season.

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Box score: Nuggets 136, Grizzlies 119