The Grizzlies still have not provided specifics about each player’s return timeline, and the league is already 25% through the season. 

While the postponements did halt the momentum of the Grizzlies, it could mean more games with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the floor together. 

There were a lot of questions posed, but also some assessments that wanted confirmation (like, what about Hasheem Thabeet?).

It’s not the break the team wanted, but the rash of postponements could help get Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the court together for more games. 

Ja Morant might be a longshot for the Olympics, but don’t count him out just yet. 

Plus: We’re accepting submissions to the mailbag, but with a twist.

The Grizzlies have now had six games postponed this season. 

The Grizzlies lead the NBA in steals per game and rank second in defensive efficiency behind the reigning champion Lakers. 

The NBA has postponed the Grizzlies’ next three games due to unavailable players and contact tracing. 

The postponement is due to COVID-19 contact tracing within the Grizzlies.

It would have been sweeter if 18,000 Memphians had been jammed into FedExForum. But Ja Morant made sure this MLK Day game ended with a win. 

Jan. 18, 2021: Grizzlies 108, Suns 104. Two hundred four people were in attendance at FedExForum.

Grayson Allen and Ja Morant came up clutch inside the final minute to seal the win in a nationally televised game. 

The West is starting to separate into layers of quality. How the Grizzlies fare in the next 10 games will be telling. 

For Brandon Clarke, playing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a game he will not forget. 

Morant, frustrated by his ankle injury, was buoyed by his teammates and their play.

Jan. 16, 2021: 206 people were in attendance at FedExForum

Morant looked to be in good form with 17 points and six assists after 18 days out of action with an ankle sprain.

Just 18 days after suffering a Grade 2 ankle sprain, the point guard is back in the lineup.

The Friday, Jan. 15 game between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves has been postponed due to coronavirus complications with Minnesota. 

The Grizzlies partnered with FedEx, Feed the Children and the Women’s Foundation to help provide food, household items and school supplies to 1,200 families in need. 

The team is staying alive in the way-too-early playoff outlook even as it plays without its stars.