While Ja Morant’s image has taken a hit, experts say a forgiving public when it comes to sports figures gives him plenty of opportunity to change the narrative. 

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Grizzlies announce that Ja Morant will not play Monday

Morant is eligible to return to the team on Monday, March 20, after serving an eight-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the league, but the team announced that he will not play against the Mavericks.

Dillon Brooks said he plans to call the camera person that he injured with a push during the loss at Miami on Wednesday, March 15. He said the incident was unintentional.

NBA box score for the Saturday, March 18 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors.

Dillon Brooks was of the utmost annoyance to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The Grizzlies guard held Steph Curry to 16 points on 33% shooting.

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Box score: Grizzlies 133, Warriors 119

Dillon Brooks apologizes to camera person he injured

Actor Eddie Ramos co-starred in AT&T’s March Madness commercial with the Grizzlies center, who had everyone laughing. 

The Memphis Grizzlies erased a 29-point deficit on Friday night to stun the Spurs in overtime, 126-120.

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Box score: Grizzlies 126, Spurs 120 (OT)

Dillon Brooks fined for pushing camera person

Here’s the Box score for the Memphis Grizzlies-San Antonio Spurs game at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on March 17, 2023.

The Memphis Grizzlies guard was fined $35,000 for “the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline after pursuing a loose ball,” the NBA announced Friday.

In the full interview, Ja Morant said the negative publicity has been tough on him because he knows that his parents raised him right. 

Just how tight is this race going to be? The computer models at several analytics websites project the two teams will finish within one game at the end of the regular season. 

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Miami Heat in Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

The Heat shot 59.8% from the floor and 44.8% from the 3-point line to run away from the Grizzlies in a dominant win. 

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Box score: Heat 138, Grizzlies 119

This is perhaps the biggest young star in the NBA, subject to a league gun investigation twice in five weeks. It’s a red alarm issue far beyond Memphis. 

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins addresses what’s next for the team’s star point guard.

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Ja Morant suspended eight games by NBA, can return to team March 20

The NBA’s investigation did not conclude that the weapon belonged to Morant, nor was it brought by him into the nightclub or displayed by him “beyond a brief period.” 

Opinion: Jaren Jackson Jr. has already made blocking shots cool. In fact, he’s probably taken it to a level very few could have seen coming.

Last season, Jackson led the NBA in blocks and combined blocks and steals. After missing the first month of the season, he’s not quite there yet, but is within striking range.

David Roddy followed his heroic performance on Saturday with 19 points and another win over the Mavericks on Monday night. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 104, Mavericks 88

Report: With his return still undecided, Ja Morant enters counseling program

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks at FedExForum on Monday, March 13, 2023.

The timeline for star point guard Ja Morant’s return to the Grizzlies remains in question.

An annual checkup on who the Memphis Grizzlies will be cheering for in the big dance. 

This kind of night was a rookie rarity. Who was the last Grizzlies rookie to score at least 17 points in a quarter? Dillon Brooks knew the answer: “That was me.”

Rookie David Roddy scored 17 points in the fourth quarter and took over the game in a comeback win for the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 112, Mavericks 108

NBA box score for the Saturday, March 11 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks played at FedExForum in Memphis.