Dillon Brooks said he “wouldn’t mind” playing LeBron James in a seven-game series. Well, duh. The Grizzlies have a chance to bounce James from the playoffs and redefine themselves in the process. Who wouldn’t mind doing that?Related story:
Game 2 in Memphis will be played on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies to meet LeBron, L.A. Lakers in first round of playoffsRelated story:
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are coming to Memphis. They’ll play the Grizzlies in Game 1 at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at FedExForum. Game 2 will be Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at FedExForum. Game 3 will be in L.A. at 9 p.m., Saturday, April 22. Grizzlies give injury updates, discuss potential playoff opponentsRelated story:
The Grizzlies provided status updates on Steven Adams (PCL sprain), Ja Morant (finger), Santi Aldama (elbow) and Desmond Bane (illness) on Tuesday after practice.
As the Memphis Grizzlies prep for the playoffs, here is part two of a look back to the best moments from the 2022-23 season. The best moments of the 2022-23 Grizzlies' season: Nos. 50-26 Grizzlies Insider: Memphis fans vote Timberwolves, not Lakers, as preferred playoff opponentRelated story:
Memphis Grizzlies fans voted the Minnesota Timberwolves, not the Los Angeles Lakers, as the preferred playoff opponent in the first round.
Part 1 of the top moments from this year’s season.
The Lakers host the Timberwolves Tuesday for the right to meet the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. I think I speak for Grizzlies fans everywhere when I say: “Go T-Wolves!”
Kenneth Lofton Jr. scored 42 points in a loss on Sunday at Oklahoma City. The Grizzlies will play Game 1 against the winner of the play-in game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, April 16. Related story:
Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’s game against OKC Thunder at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
The Memphis Grizzlies have listed their starters as doubtful ahead of the regular-season finale in Oklahoma City. Grizzlies make roster moves with Steven Adams likely out for playoffsRelated story:
The Grizzlies center is likely to miss the rest of the season. Memphis also made changes to add another frontcourt player to its playoff roster.
Grizz fans were concerned Friday night when the superstar point guard went to the locker room early in the first quarter with an apparent hand injury.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee
The Memphis Grizzlies clinched the No. 2 seed in the West by dominating a short-handed Milwaukee Bucks team in the second half. Taylor Jenkins: ‘We shouldn’t have any concerns’ about Morant injury Thanks to Grizzlies’ popularity, playoff tickets aren’t cheapRelated stories:
“We have arrived on the NBA scene,” said Dennis O’Connor, the Grizzlies’ vice president of ticket sales and service. “...We have some superstar players, and we are getting more national recognition than we ever have.
Is it a scandal that law enforcement officials didn’t throw themselves into investigating a superstar basketball player whose behavior was plainly over the line? No. It would have been unusual if they had.
Identity of victim revealed in alleged assault in pickup game at Morant’s house last summer. In the past, the victim’s mother sued Memphis-Shelby County Schools over a bullying incident that involved her daughter. Grizzlies Insider: Memphis says keeping Jackson out of foul trouble is team effortRelated story:
The lanky rim protector has played fewer than 30 minutes in three of his last five games because of foul trouble.
The Grizzlies pulled off an improbable comeback in regulation, but went scoreless for the first three minutes of the extra period and turned the ball over four times.Related story:
The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss potential playoff opponents: Which team would be the best matchup for Memphis? And, is there a team the Grizzlies would like to avoid?
A spin around the Grizzlies locker room is a view of a sprawling ecosystem, rich with different types of players, talent, experience and – most notably – personalities.
Anne Boyd celebrated her 90th birthday with her first Grizzlies game at FedExForum. That says a lot about her. And a lot about what the Grizzlies have come to mean to this city over the past 22 years.
Memphis trailed by five in the fourth quarter, but found a late surge from Desmond Bane to beat the Portland Trail Blazers. Related story: