“The offers came through, but I told my fam and my agency that Nike was always my choice,” Morant said.

It’s exactly one week until the NBA trade deadline. And the Grizzlies need help!

Damian Lillard’s 42 points were too much to overcome in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. 

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Box score: Trail Blazers 122, Grizzlies 112

NBA box score for the Wednesday, Feb. 1 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers played at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. will be the second Grizzlies player to patriciate in the new format of the NBA’s Rising Stars event. 

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The Daily Memphian’s Chris Herrington breaks down Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.’s on-court relationship during Sunday’s Grizzlies game, plus other notable moments that caught his attention.

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What will Danny Green look like when he takes the court on Wednesday? The Memphis Grizzlies may not even know.

Yes, we made it through the weekend peacefully. But now what? The Grizzlies got a win Sunday, and that’s great. Then they shared that they’re struggling with grief and anger, just like the rest of us.

Ja Morant had 27 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds in win over Indiana and went toe-to-toe with Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard, jawing like a boxing promo. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 112, Pacers 100

NBA box score for the Sunday, Jan. 29 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers played at FedExForum in Memphis.

The Memphis Grizzlies stats crew is one of the best in the NBA, but leave it to Reddit and Twitter trolls to create a controversy, says a former Memphis stats keeper.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost all five games on their West Coast road trip that began last week. It is their first five-game losing streak since the NBA bubble in 2020. 

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Box score: Timberwolves 111, Grizzlies 100

NBA box score for the Friday, Jan. 27 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves played at Target Center in Minneapolis.

“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. 

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Grizzlies’ Danny Green announces plan to return

NBA box score for the Wednesday, Jan. 25 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors played at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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.” 

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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. 

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Grizzlies Insider: Extras from ‘Baneville’ series

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.