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.

Grizzlies close out the fourth quarter controlling James Harden and notching their sixth-straight victory, defeating the Houston Rockets.

Jaren Jackson Jr. began his sophomore season in a funk. But his emergence as an elite 3-point shooter and re-emergence as a defensive playmaker has elevated the Grizzlies, now and going forward.

The Grizzlies playoff chase: It's here. It's real. And there's no downside to it. 

Jonas Valanciunas had 31 points and 19 rebounds as the Grizzlies pulled away from the Golden State Warriors in the second half for a 122-102 win. 

Although just 23, Dillon Brooks doesn't always get mentioned with Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke as part of the Grizzlies' new young core. But he's OK with that because he already has learned to assume nothing. 

The Memphis Grizzlies not only defeated the San Antonio Spurs for their fourth-straight victory, but now talk of the playoffs is not out of the question.

Their future still matters much more than their present, but the young Grizzlies – 10-6 in their last 16 games – seem increasingly impatient to play games that matter.