Grizzlies notebook: Brooks’ edge, addressing trade deadline and All-Star selections
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the Grizzlies will do their due diligence at the trade deadline, but he and general manager Zach Kleiman “believe in this group.”
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the Grizzlies will do their due diligence at the trade deadline, but he and general manager Zach Kleiman “believe in this group.”
The Grizzlies security team has been quick to break up skirmishes and protests. Thursday night they showed how it's done yet again. Dillon Brooks suspended one game for scuffle with Donovan Mitchell Herrington: As Grizzlies approach trade deadline, they should focus on a 3-year windowRelated stories:
Dillon Brooks was suspended one game without pay by the NBA for his flagrant 2 foul on Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell on Thursday night, Feb. 2.
“Big picture, what’s the worst-case scenario for an already highly functioning team built around a currently 23-year-old Ja Morant, 23-year-old Jaren Jackson Jr. and 24-year-old Desmond Bane?”
Dillon Brooks and Donovan Mitchell were ejected following a skirmish in the third quarter. The Grizzlies went on to lose for the seventh time in eight games. Box score: Cavaliers 128, Grizzlies 113 Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. make NBA All-Star team Ja has the ‘holy grail': How Nike and Morant created signature Ja 1 sneakers Grizzlies Insider: Time for a Memphis Grizzlies vibe check. Everything good?Related stories:
NBA box score for the Thursday, Feb. 2 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ja Morant is averaging 27.4 points, 8.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds this season for the Grizzlies. This is his second All-Star selection. This is Jackson’s first selection.
While some fans have grown anxious about the team’s potential this season, the Memphis Grizzlies are trying to keep calm in the face of adversity.
“The offers came through, but I told my fam and my agency that Nike was always my choice,” Morant said.
It’s exactly one week until the NBA trade deadline. And the Grizzlies need help!
Damian Lillard’s 42 points were too much to overcome in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Related story:
NBA box score for the Wednesday, Feb. 1 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers played at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Kenneth Lofton Jr. will be the second Grizzlies player to patriciate in the new format of the NBA’s Rising Stars event. Former Memphis Tiger Jalen Duren makes NBA Rising Stars GameRelated story:
The Daily Memphian’s Chris Herrington breaks down Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.’s on-court relationship during Sunday’s Grizzlies game, plus other notable moments that caught his attention. Grizzlies Insider: Thoughts on trades, drama and Danny Green after Sunday winRelated story:
What will Danny Green look like when he takes the court on Wednesday? The Memphis Grizzlies may not even know.
Yes, we made it through the weekend peacefully. But now what? The Grizzlies got a win Sunday, and that’s great. Then they shared that they’re struggling with grief and anger, just like the rest of us.
Ja Morant had 27 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds in win over Indiana and went toe-to-toe with Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard, jawing like a boxing promo. Related stories:
NBA box score for the Sunday, Jan. 29 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers played at FedExForum in Memphis.
The Memphis Grizzlies stats crew is one of the best in the NBA, but leave it to Reddit and Twitter trolls to create a controversy, says a former Memphis stats keeper.
The Memphis Grizzlies lost all five games on their West Coast road trip that began last week. It is their first five-game losing streak since the NBA bubble in 2020. Related stories:
NBA box score for the Friday, Jan. 27 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves played at Target Center in Minneapolis.
“We are distraught to find ourselves dealing with a needless loss of life due to police brutality, and this time it was one of Memphis’s own.”
The Grizzlies wings have struggled offensively during the losing streak, making Danny Green’s return even more intriguing.
Jordan Poole hit the layup in the final seconds that handed the Grizzlies their fourth straight loss. Box score: Warriors 122, Grizzlies 120 Herrington: On Steven Adams’ absence, Danny Green’s return and Jaren Jackson Jr.’s foulsRelated stories:
NBA box score for the Wednesday, Jan. 25 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors played at Chase Center in San Francisco.
Green, 35, has been out for eight months after he tore the anterior and lateral cruciate ligaments in his left knee while playing for the Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs last May.
Steven Adams has sustained a PCL sprain in his right knee. The Grizzlies will have to find a way to make up for the absence of the big man on the court.
The Grizzlies are 11-13 on the road this season. Over the past five seasons the only team to make the NBA Finals with a losing road record was the fifth-seeded 2020 Miami Heat, who got there via the chaos of the NBA’s COVID-spurred Orlando “bubble.” Grizzlies center to miss three-to-five weeks with knee sprainRelated story: