Tag: Memphis Grizzlies

“Stadium Green” Nike Air Max 95 coming May 17

Brandon King

This women’s specific colourway of the classic Air Max 95 sports a combin Leather and mesh. Various versions of grey can be seen on the sides. Green appears on the lace loops , half of the “airmax” logo on the tongue , as ell as the branding on the lateral ankle and rear heel. Underneath resides a black midsole that houses heel and forefoot Air Max units and a black rubber outsole. The “Stadium Green” Nike Air Max 95 is scheduled to debut May 17 at nike.com and select retail…

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The Memphis Grizzlies: A case study of needing to STFU

Brandon King

There are times where you have to be careful of what you ask for, this was a sobering lesson for the Memphis Grizzlies, most notably for Dillion Brooks and Ja Morant. Prior to the start of the playoffs, Dillion Brooks, in the latest instance of a Grizzlies player recklessly shooting his mouth off, said that he wouldn’t mind facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. If that were not enough bulletin board material, he added more fuel to the proverbial fire when he said that LeBron was old…

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Memphis Grizzlies keeps season alive, defeating Lakers 116-99 in Game 5

Brandon King

Facing elimination, the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles 116-99 in front of a raucous home crowd at FedEx Forum in Memphis , Tennessee. Desmond Bane1 led the way for Memphis , connecting on 13 of 26 from the floor for 33 points ; Ja Morant added 31 points in aother outstanding performance that thankfully didn’t result in the harming of any high schoolers. The latest scapegoat for LeBron apologists and the LeMedia, Anthony Davis turned in a gorwn man performance, scoring 31 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. However there…

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Dillion Brooks on LeBron: “I don’t care, he’s old”

Brandon King

During their game 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies small forward/shooting guard DIllion Brooks had a lot to say, with the majority of his smack talk directed at LeBron James. The Grizzlies won the game 103-93, to even the series at 1 game apiece, however in what should come as a surprise to few, Brooks had more to say after the contest. “I don’t care — he’s old. You know what I mean? I was waiting for that. I was expecting him to do that Game 4,…

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This is why people don’t like the Grizzlies

Brandon King

After getting their tooshies kicked 128-112 by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, the Memphis Grizzlies were naturally not happy. Rui Hachimura came up big, scoring a career-high 29 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Austin Reeves put in 23 points of his own, 14 of which came in the fourth quarter. In the postgame, Memphis guard Desmond Bane, who scored 22 in a losing effort, when asked about the gamplan for guarding Hachimura and adjustments going forward, Bane had…

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DIllion Brooks says he “wouldn’t mind” facing LeBron and Lakers in 1st round of playoffs

Brandon King

The latest rsident heel of the NBA,Dillion Brooks has spent the year getting under the skin of the majority of his opponents on the court. His verbal spars with the Golden State Warriors, notably Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who he once said resembled the PBS logom have garnered plenty of attention, but Brooks has a new target of his brand of smack talk-LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Speaking after the team’s practice on Tuesday, the Association’s preimenent agitator had this to say about facing James and the…

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Ja Morant to be away from Grizzlies indefinitely

Brandon King

Ja Morant has been the talk of the NBA world and unfortunately, it has nothing to do with his high level of play or his jaw-dropping forays to the basket but rather his questionable and concerning activities off the hardwood. Amidst reports surfacing of him laying the smackdown on a high school basketballer and a scuffle with security personnel at a shopping mall, in a move that can only be described as daft, the Grizzlies star guard brandished a pistol on a recent Instagram live. Saturday the Memphis Grzzlies announced…

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Someone needs to talk to Ja Morant

Brandon King

Ja Morant is a supremely talented basketball whose on-court exploits have helped transform the Memphis Grizzlies into potential contenders in the Western Conference.  Yet with the same determination he shows in getting to the rim for one of his spectacular dunks, he is showing an unfortunate penchant for wanting to throw it all away.  Earlier this season, following a contentious confrontation with members of the Indiana Pacers traveling party, a slow-moving SUV that contained Morant trained a red laser on the party.  This was chased by reports of the Grizzlies…

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Making a Difference: Ja Morant gives jersey and sneakers to fan

Brandon King

Although he occasionally shoots his mouth off, Ja Morant is certainly a man of the people. When a young Grizzlies fan had an autographed basketball stolen from her by some rapscallion, the star guard stepped in to fill that void and gave her his game-worn jersey and sneakers. Much respect to Ja Morant for this.

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Signature sneaker for Ja Morant coming in 2023

Brandon King

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies is set to have his name added to the roster of signature Nike signature athletes. While no images are available at this juncture, there is information of three initial colourways- “Phantom/Action Green-Action Grape-White-Laser Orange-University Blue” , ”Cobalt Bliss/Citron Tint-Hot Punch-Medium Soft Pink-Diffused Blue” and ”Game Royal/Black-University Red-Photo Blue-Bright Crimson-Vivid Orange”. Each colorway will reportedly feature Ja-specific branding and personal elements. The Nike Ja 1 is expected to debut next summer at nike.com and select retail venues. They will carry a 110 USD sticker price.…

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