Finland’s Olympic men’s ice hockey coach Antti Pennanen said in November he studies the coaching philosophies of Grizzlies head coach Tuomas Iisalo.

The Grizzlies and Jazz will play on Friday, and both teams will be missing several key players. 

Ahead of his new team’s game against the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson Jr. pens a letter to the Bluff City.

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One Grizzly out for the season, several others out vs. Jazz

As the Memphis Grizzlies shift to a rebuild, fans have a lot of questions about the franchise’s direction. 

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Grizzlies provide medical update on Morant, Caldwell-Pope

It will be a couple more weeks before the Grizzlies reassess Ja Morant’s left elbow sprain. 

Morant joins a group of 30 All-Star players selected to be playable characters in NBA THE RUN.

The Memphis Grizzlies had never won a playoff game until Shane Battier’s second run with the franchise. Then he buried that burden with one big shot. 

“There is a difference between moving forward and starting over,” the Memphis Grizzlies said a note to season ticket holders in a renewal email.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the NBA’s tanking race and take an early look at 2026 NBA Draft prospects. 

NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke Saturday and said team relocation is not on the table. He also said the league will take a fresh look at remedies for tanking. 

Memphis Grizzlies Jaylen Wells and Cam Spencer played and scored in the NBA Rising Stars games Friday night.

Cedric Coward will not play in the Rising Stars event on Friday due to the same knee injury that held him out of Wednesday’s loss at Denver. 

Jaren Jackson Jr., recently traded from Memphis to Utah, is expected to miss the remainder of the NBA season, including the Grizzlies’ upcoming game against the Jazz.

For the Grizzlies, “tanking” worked the last time. This time they’re better set up for success.

In the final couple of minutes, the Nuggets made a couple more plays than the Grizzlies did, and that was the difference. 

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Box score: Nuggets 122, Grizzlies 116

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

Before the Memphis Grizzlies called “12,” they called “22.” 

The Warriors finished the game on an 11-0 run, finally taking the lead on a layup by forward Gui Santos with less than 20 seconds to play and winning 114-113.

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Box score: Warriors 114, Grizzlies 113

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. 

Javon Small and Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored career-highs, but the Grizzlies’ lead over Portland came apart in the fourth quarter. 

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Box score: Trail Blazers 122, Grizzlies 115

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ Saturday night game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

Walter Clayton Jr. and Taylor Hendricks were eased into the Memphis rotation, combining for 16 points.

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Box score: Trail Blazers 135, Grizzlies 115

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

Chris Herrington and Drew Hill are fresh from FedExForum where Zach Kleiman fielded questions about what the franchise did and did not do at the NBA’s Thursday trade deadline.

Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman was asked if Ja Morant will play for Memphis again this year. He gave an answer — which you can read for yourself.