Category: Memphis Grizzlies

Ja Morant leaves Hawks-Grizzlies game early with apparent knee injury

Staff

from Evan Barnes of the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant left Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter with a left knee injury and will not return. Morant’s right knee came in contact Hawks forward John Collins but then Morant was not able to put pressure on his left leg. After checking out with 3:12 left in the period, he sat on the floor at the Grizzlies bench and was helped to the locker room. Morant played just nine minutes and had two points. In his third season, Morant…

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NBA trade alert: Memphis sends Hernangomez to Celtics

Brandon King

With NBA training camps just about three weeks away, teams are still hard at work improving their rosters. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Boston Celtics have engaged in a deal that will send send big man Juancho Hernangomez to the C’s in exchange for Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and second-round pick swap in 2026. Hernangomez a talented big man has shown flashes of his abilities. He had his best statistical campaign in 2019-20, in which he only appeared in 14 contests( all of which…

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May 22, 2021 NBA Play-In Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Ja MorantMEM @ GSW 35 6 6   5-10 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW vs. MEM 39 4 5   3 stl Jordan PooleGSW vs. MEM 19 3 4 Kyle AndersonMEM @ GSW 9 10 6   2 blk X. TillmanMEM @ GSW 11 7 1   3 stl Andrew WigginsGSW vs. MEM 22 10 2   2 blk Grayson AllenMEM @ GSW 12 4 1   4 stl Draymond GreenGSW vs. MEM 11 16 10   Triple-double J. ValančiūnasMEM @ GSW 9 12 3 Kent BazemoreGSW vs. MEM 10 4 2…

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Grizzlies add guard Tim Frazier for rest of season

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Memphis Grizzlies will be retaining the services of guard Tim Frazier for the rest of the 2020-21 campaign. Frazier’s deal will kick in at the conclusion of the 10-day contract he is currently under. In the three games he has played for the Grizzlies, Frazier has averaged 1.3 points, 2.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 11.0 minutes of work.

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Ja Morant has a bit of smoke for some Grizzlies fans

Brandon King

Sports fans are passionate about their teams. After all the term fan is short for “fanatic.” This passion for their favorite ball club can spill out in a variety of ways- cheering, booing and frustration, to name a few. Sometimes that fervor for their team can come out in a negative way and the advent of social media has given the ability to publicly voice sentiments, many are certainly things they would never say within a mile of that particular athletes. Apparently there were some Grizzlies fans whose fingers got…

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Memphis Grizzlies next three games postponed

Staff

from the nba: The Memphis Grizzlies’ next three games — Friday, Jan. 22 at Portland and Sunday, Jan. 24 and Monday, Jan. 25 vs. Sacramento — have been postponed in accordance with the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols. The games are being postponed due to unavailable players for the Grizzlies and contact tracing for other players on their roster, and in order to ensure the health and safety of players on both teams.

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Blazers and Grizzlies game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols

Brandon King

In what is becoming more commonplace, it seems yet another NBA game has been postponed due to covid-related issues, or as it now commonly known, “Health and Safety Protocols.” From the NBA NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2021 – The National Basketball Association game scheduled for tonight between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center has been postponed in accordance with the league’s Health and Safety Protocols. Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Grizzlies, the team will not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with…

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Ja Morant out 3-5 weeks with Grade 2 ankle sprain

Staff

From nba.com staff: Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant will be sidelined for the next 3-5 weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain, the team announced on Tuesday. Morant suffered the injury during Monday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets when he landed on the foot of Nets guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot in the second quarter. The reigning Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, who returned to the bench wearing a walking boot in the fourth quarter of the Grizzlies’ overtime win, had averaged 36 points and eight…

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