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Grizzlies Insider: It’s someone else’s turn to step up for Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has been the biggest reason why the series has been competitive. Now it’s someone else’s turn.
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has been the biggest reason why the series has been competitive. Now it’s someone else’s turn.
When asked about Dillon Brooks, Golden State Warriors fans said they plan to mercilessly boo him on Monday night in Game 4.
If the Grizzlies star point guard is not able to play in Game 4 against the Warriors, Tyus Jones will start.
Memphis is down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals, but more worrisome than anything is Ja Morant’s knee, as the point guard left the game early and headed to the locker room, limping.
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ Game 3 loss and the drama that followed.
When asked if he objected to Steve Kerr’s comments about Dillon Brooks making a dirty play, Taylor Jenkins responded: “I said what I said.”
The center missed the first two games of the series against the Warriors while in health and safety protocols.
The Grizzlies guard was suspended for one game by the NBA for “unnecessary and excessive contact” that resulted in substantial injury.
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