The interpretation of "in the area of the bench" means a pair of Grizzlies sit out Friday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dillon Brooks scored 27 points and Ja Morant finished with 18 points and 10 assists as the Grizzlies beat the New York Knicks 127-106 Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden to reach .500 at 24-24. 

Can the Grizzlies grab a playoff spot? Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Chris Herrington discuss the what-ifs.

After dominating the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, the Grizzlies are just one game away from .500. No, really. Don't look so surprised.

The Grizzlies led the visiting Denver Nuggets buzzer-to-buzzer, the 104-96 win moving the team to within one game of a .500 record for the first time this season.

De'Anthony Melton has emerged as a super sub for the Grizzlies, and this past weekend showed the ways. Plus: Could Ja Morant's ahead-of-schedule rookie season lead him to the All-Star game?

After spending half his season with the developmental Memphis Hustle, former lottery pick Josh Jackson has been called up to the Grizzlies and is likely to debut this week. 

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Before the game there was a tribute to Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning.

The Grizzlies and Penny Hardaway react to the tragic news following the California helicopter crash that killed Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

The Grizzlies closed strong with an all-under-24 lineup to beat the Pistons in Detroit and half a two-game losing skid. 

Was the recent Grizzlies' winning streak a mirage? Is Jonas Valanciunas' defense a problem? How should the Grizzlies be thinking about their future? The Grizzlies Mailbag ponders these questions and more. 

The Grizzlies return to the road got off to a rough start with a 24-point loss in Boston. 

Halfway through his rookie season, Ja Morant looks like an instant star. Perhaps nobody has seen him more and understood him better than Grizzlies broadcasters Elliot Perry and Brevin, both former NBA point guards. 

The New Orleans Pelicans ruined MLK Day by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies. But Jonas Valanciunas has a brilliant plan to make it right.

The Grizzlies' seven-game winning streak ended in a furious but failed comeback against the hot-shooting New Orleans Pelicans. 

National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award recipients Sheryl Swoopes, Robert Parish, Doug Williams and Caron Butler humbled to be honored and learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King. 

Midway through his rookie season, Ja Morant's flirtations with the impossible have changed the notion of what constitutes a "highlight play" in the NBA. 

Young stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. get the hype, but the Grizzlies' youngish veterans - most notably Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill - have provided a winning influence. 

Ja Morant loves Murray State. Murray State loves Ja Morant. There is a hopeful lesson for Memphis in this, too. 

The Grizzlies improved to 20-22 and extended their winning streak to seven games with a 113-109 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.

The man who started "Grit and Grind," Tony Allen, has rejoined the Memphis Grizzlies organization as a coach with the developmental Memphis Hustle. 

Former NBA great Tracy McGray says Ja Morant will be an MVP and a lot of national talking heads are taking notice of the young Grizzlies. So, what happens next? 

Chris Herrington is joined by independent Grizzlies/NBA writer Matt Hrdlicka to talk about the team’s ahead-of-schedule competitive arc, and how that might influence the franchise’s approach to the trade deadline and beyond. 

Sorting through the aftershocks of Ja Morant's eruption, lamenting Zion Williamson's looming missed MLK Day, noting a promising recent lineup wrinkle and more. 

Ja Morant took on James Harden and the Houston Rockets on a night that helped define the new Memphis Grizzlies.