The 11-game run ends with a blowout loss to the Mavericks on Friday night at FedExForum. 

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Jaren Jackson Jr. will be presented the award ahead of Friday’s game against the Mavericks.

Jan. 13, 2022: The Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum.

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John Konchar and his relentless effort were the difference at the end against the Timberwolves.

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Box score: Grizzlies 116, Timberwolves 108

The first kid in line for the Grizzlies jersey exchange on Thursday was ready to turn in Steph Curry for Ja Morant. 

Ja Morant wanted a kid to trade in his Steph Curry jersey for one of his own. The Grizzlies are now opening the offer to the first 250 kids 12 and younger.

Xavier Tillman Sr. said it’s not the national attention that is the most fun. It’s the players’ bond that has grown since the beginning of the season.

Why did Ja Morant stare down that little kid? Because he was wearing a Golden State jersey. And as the Warriors learned Tuesday night, this Grizzlies team is going to demand your respect. 

Jan. 11, 2022: The Grizzlies defeat the Golden State Warriors at FedExForum.

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Ja Morant scored 29 points as the Grizzlies, “the new sheriff in town,” rallied against one of the best teams in the league. 

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The dismissal came after Allen and his wife, Desiree, the victim in the Nov. 28 incident, appeared in court together Tuesday afternoon with attorney Leslie Ballin. 

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, once the upstarts, come to town to meet (again) the brash upstarts of Morant, Jackson and Bane. 

Ja Morant is the first player this season to earn the honor in consecutive weeks. 

It’s a new era of Grizzlies, with the same Memphis vs. Everybody attitude. 

Jan. 9, 2022: The Grizzlies defeat the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The Grizzlies made the Lakers their latest victim, and Ja Morant created one of the top highlights of his young career. 

The Grizzlies are in the first season of a competitive window, one they hope will be open for a while and open even wider in the near future. The focus is no longer on “the future.” But it’s not just on the present season either. It’s on an extended moment.

Brooks, who was injured Saturday against the Clippers, is a critical piece to the Grizzlies’ defense.

Jan. 8, 2022: The Grizzlies defeat the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Without Ja Morant or Steven Adams, Memphis responded to the Clippers’ hot start with top performances from Jackson and Desmond Bane.

Brad Jones will serve as the acting head coach for the Grizzlies, who are in Los Angeles to play the Clippers and Lakers.

The Grizzlies will be without their starting center on the two-game Los Angeles trip.

It was a quiet Thursday at FedExForum. But Ja Morant is so incandescent, he makes every night a memory.