Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap a rough start to the week for the Memphis Grizzlies. Can they get Jaren Jackson Jr. going?

Tony Allen released on bond, says drugs found in car weren’t his

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The Rockets controlled the game for most of the clock, giving Memphis its fourth loss in a row. 

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Box score: Rockets 124, Grizzlies 109

Houston built a significant lead in the first half and kept the pressure on with a 24-9 run midway through the third quarter.

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at FedExForum.

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Courtney Lee may have been the most anonymous good player in Memphis Grizzlies history. But one Lee moment, at least, was unforgettable. 

The demonstrative, communicative Morant fans witnessed in the season’s opening three-game homestand seemed like a distant memory Monday. 

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant said that he wouldn’t be speaking to the Grizzlies at all if he didn’t believe he had a good relationship with the franchise. 

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Box score: Pistons 114, Grizzlies 106

Memphis cut Detroit’s lead to 103-100 with 3:09 left, but a surge by Wade Cunningham ended the threat.

NBA box score for Monday’s game between the Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies played at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Tuomas Iisalo said he “won’t be discussing any details,” when asked specifically what happened on Friday that preceded Ja Morant’s suspension. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap and review the situation that led to star point guard Ja Morant’s one-game suspension.

The Grizzlies lost to the Raptors on Sunday night. But what happened on the court may be secondary to what happened online. 

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Box score: Raptors 117, Grizzlies 104

Memphis was without two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant, who was suspended one game Saturday for what the Grizzlies described as conduct detrimental to the team.

Here is the box score for the Grizzlies’ game against the Raptors on Sunday, Nov. 2. 

Memphis Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo spoke on Sunday for the first time since the franchise suspended star point guard Ja Morant for conduct detrimental to the team.

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The suspension comes after Ja Morant’s postgame comments Friday night after the Grizzlies' loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Morant had just scored 8 points on 3-14 from the floor in 31 minutes, as Lakers star Luka Doncic scored 44 points. 

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Box score: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 112

The Los Angeles Lakers, with Luka Doncic controlling the offense, sliced away at the Memphis Grizzlies lead in the second half.

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

It’s a Halloween trick for the Grizzlies, as Luka Doncic dons a Lakers “costume” and likely takes the floor. 

The Grizzlies’ rookie duty is one that connects the current team to its Grit and Grind roots and supports a Downtown restaurant. And it all starts with 40 orders of fried rice. 

Santi Aldama didn’t hesitate in the final seconds. He located and found the Grizzlies’ closer, Ja Morant.