Chris Herrington and Drew Hill discuss the NBA’s tanking problem and a big college basketball weekend for draft prospects. 

Two fans traveled from Israel to see Ja Morant play for the Grizzlies. Instead, they got a taste of the NBA’s tank race. 

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Box score: Kings 123, Grizzlies 114

Memphis sits in 11th place in the Western Conference and has played most games with lineups cobbled together from available players.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings at FedExForum on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.

Scotty Pippen Jr.’s technical foul in Memphis’ loss to Miami has turned into a fine, after the NBA said the guard “further escalated" an altercation with an opposing player.

The Grizzlies are “tanking” in what may be the last season where that’s possible. Changes are coming. Here’s an idea for what the new system should be.

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The Grizzlies played on Saturday without a traditional big man when the 10-day contract of 7-foot Memphis Hustle center Lawson Lovering expired.

The Grizzlies were absent of a traditional big man against the Heat. Miami capitalized with 70 paint points in a blowout win.

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Box score: Heat 136, Grizzlies 120

Here is the box score the basketball game the Memphis Grizzlies played against the Miami Heat on Feb. 21, 2026.

Memphis thanked the players traded to Utah, then beat them with a second-half surge.

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Grizzlies welcome back JJJ with video

Box score: Grizzlies 123, Jazz 114

The game featured two teams fighting their way to the bottom tier in the Western Conference.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz at FedExForum on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

The Grizzlies welcomed former star Jaren Jackson Jr. back to FedExForum with a thank-you video.

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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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.