The NBA on Friday fined Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant after the superstar mimicked firing a gun on two occasions against the Miami Heat.

Ja Morant relished his role as the bad guy, and hit the game-winner against the Heat in the team’s first win with Tuomas Iisalo as interim coach.

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Box score: Grizzlies 110, Heat 108

Ja Morant made a 12-foot jumper in the lane as time expired, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies a win over the Miami Heat and giving interim coach Tuomas Iisalo his first victory with the team. 

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Miami Heat on Thursday, April 3, at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The NBA is looking into an exchange of gestures between Grizzlies star Ja Morant and Warriors guard Buddy Hield on Tuesday night, according to ESPN. 

The Grizzlies got scorched by Steph Curry (52 points) as the Warriors passed them in the standings. So is there anything to feel good about? Actually, yes!

Stephen Curry, perhaps the greatest shooter the NBA has ever seen, fired up 20 3-pointers against Memphis, making 12. He finished with 52 points, almost single-handedly pulling his team to a win. 

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Box Score: Warriors 134, Grizzlies 125 

Grizzlies Insider: Memphis can’t hide from magnitude of Warriors game

Memphis' freefall in the standings continues and has it teetering at the play-in game line.

Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Golden State Warriors Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at FedExForum.

The Memphis Grizzlies have a standings board that hangs outside the exit of the locker room. It’s a reminder of how important Tuesday’s game has become. 

The Grizzlies were competitive but couldn’t keep up with Boston’s shooting in the second half. Memphis has now lost 11 straight games to opponents with a winning record. 

Ja Morant scored 26 points, Santi Aldama 21 and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 points and 15 rebounds as the Grizzlies closed within seven points with three minutes left.

Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Boston Celtics on Monday, March 31, at FedExForum. 

Clarke will start a non-operative treatment and rehabilitation plan for a high-grade PCL sprain in his right knee.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the firing of Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and answer questions from readers on social media. 

After an “insane” 48 hours, the Grizzlies lost to the Lakers, 134-127. So how can interim coach Tuomas Iisalo make it better? By doing one important thing.

The Grizzlies have only eight games left in the regular season, so what’s left to accomplish? “Anything we want,” Ja Morant said. “It’s not like we’re eliminated from the playoffs.”

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Following a Saturday loss to the Lakers, the Memphis Grizzlies players shared their reactions to the Friday firing of head coach Taylor Jenkins. It’s safe to say they were surprised. 

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Lakers defeat Grizzlies, spoiling Iisalo’s debut

Box score: Lakers 134, Grizzlies 127

Grizzlies’ interim coach Tuomas Iisalo talks before Lakers game

The Los Angeles Lakers held on for a win over Memphis in the Grizzlies’ first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo. Iisalo took over Friday after head coach Taylor Jenkins was fired.

NBA box score for Saturday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers played inside FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo spoke to the media before Saturday’s game with the Los Angeles Lakers at FedExForum.

We are only hours away from getting answers to how the players will respond and just how different Interim Coach Tuomas Iisalo’s lineups, rotations and game strategies will or even can be.

Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman kept his comments brief Saturday morning as he addressed the firing of Coach Taylor Jenkins.

Taylor Jenkins took the Grizzlies further than many would have expected, but it was time for the franchise to move on. 

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Now new-this-season lead assistant turned interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo will take the reins, at least through the rest of this season and the playoffs.