Grizzlies, Jackson tweet support for Nichols family
“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.”
“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:
NBA box score for the Monday, Jan. 23, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
The Kings made 22 shots from 3-point range and outscored the Grizzlies by 30 from beyond the arc to hand Memphis its first three-game losing streak of the season. Related stories:
Not everything was able to make it into the “Baneville” series, so here are a few extra anecdotes that were previously cut out.
Fabbie Bane taught others how to be loving. For her great-grandson, Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane, that meant everything.
The Grizzlies trailed by as many as 29, but cut the deficit to two inside the final minute. Related story:
NBA box score for the Sunday, Jan. 22 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns from Footprint Center in Phoenix.
One tournament changed the trajectory of Desmond Bane’s basketball career. He has been proving his doubters wrong ever since.
Family snapshots and other photos capture Desmond Bane’s journey from Richmond, Indiana, to Texas Christian University, to Memphis.
Desmond Bane is the face of Richmond, Indiana. His hometown roots, and specifically his time in “Baneville,” shaped the Grizzlies guard into the person he is today.
Taylor Jenkins said the Lakers competed harder for the full 48 minutes in a “terrible effort” by the Grizzlies that snapped an 11-game winning streak. Related stories:
NBA box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Plus: Julien Baker’s band boygenius makes the cover of Rolling Stone.
Are Ja Morant’s Grizzlies too young to win a title? Chris Herrington examines that question and fields queries on potential playoff matchups, rotations and more in this month’s Grizzlies Mailbag.
Last season the Grizzlies set a new franchise record for consecutive wins with 11. After the win on Wednesday over Cleveland, the Grizzlies have tied that record, and will attempt to break it by beating the Lakers on Friday night in Los Angeles. Grizzlies Mailbag: Is this team still too young to go all the way?Related story:
The Grizzlies tied the longest winning streak in franchise history by making the plays in the final seconds to edge the Cavaliers 115-114.Related story:
NBA box score for Wednesday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers played at FedExForum in Memphis.
Last week, Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill had the chance to spend some time in Richmond, Indiana — Bane’s hometown — and talk to some of the people he grew up closely with.