Grizzlies place Morant on injury list, respond to report he is out
The Memphis Grizzlies have updated the status of star guard Ja Morant for Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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April 2025
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Herrington: Ja’s fall, JJJ’s touches and other Grizz-Thunder thoughts
The Memphis Grizzlies think they found a formula to combat the Oklahoma City Thunder. But is there any hope of deploying it without Ja Morant?
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Former Memphis Tigers star Will Barton announces retirement
The Baltimore native spent two seasons with the Tigers from 2010 to 2012 under former coach Josh Pastner.
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Herrington: Grizzlies-Thunder is a rivalry renewed
Win or lose, the “we’re in this together” energy can enrich a community. Memphis now gets at least two chances to show it in this series.
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Hill: Thunder series may bring clarity to Grizzlies’ future
Extracting the most value from the rest of the series begins with making it competitive. Can the Grizzlies slow down the Oklahoma City buzzsaw?
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Seven deadly sins that could cost Grizzlies vs. OKC Thunder
You might remember regular-season games between Memphis and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They were mostly a disaster for the Grizzlies. Here’s what Memphis must do to avoid biting that apple in the NBA playoffs.
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Take a look: Ja Morant to debut third signature sneaker in playoffs
Ja Morant’s third signature sneaker is bolder than his first two designs. He wanted Nike to “make it different.”
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Grizzlies roll over the Mavericks. But there’s Thunder on the horizon.
Ja Morant played through an ankle injury and helped push the Grizzlies into the playoffs in the NBA’s final play-in game.
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Ja Morant starts vs. Mavericks in play-in game
Ja Morant is active and will play against the Dallas Mavericks.
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Herrington: Grizzlies have at least one game left, but may have already taken the loss
In all ways except the outcome for the Grizzlies and their fans, Tuesday’s play-in was a great game in the rich recent history between these franchises.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How former Memphis players fared in 2024-25 NBA regular season
Eight former Tigers, all of whom played for coach Penny Hardaway, logged minutes on NBA teams in the regular season.
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Herrington: Keys, concerns as Grizzlies renew postseason rivalry with Warriors
Underdog Memphis can beat Golden State in their NBA play-in game, but the Grizzlies will have to be at their best. Their best has been hard to locate in recent weeks, and even harder to maintain.
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The Grizzlies don’t want sympathy. ‘We put ourselves in this situation.’
The sour taste of last season’s injury-filled debacle still exists in the Memphis locker room. The Grizzlies don’t want to view the postseason from a distance again.
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Jokic makes history as Nuggets come from behind to beat Grizzlies
Box score: Nuggets 117, Grizzlies 109
Grizzlies confirm Jaylen Wells wrist fracture diagnosis, other injuries
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What’s at stake for the Grizzlies in NBA’s last weekend? It’s complicated.
While the range of possible remains wide, the most likely scenario would now find the Memphis Grizzlies in eighth place in the West, traveling to fight for a chance to make the NBA playoffs.
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Grizzlies confirm Jaylen Wells wrist fracture diagnosis, other injuries
The Memphis Grizzlies acknowledged Jaylen Wells’ multiple injuries stemming from his recent hard fall and addressed his availability status.
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Herrington: Wells’ loss, Morant’s grenades and Edey’s reemergence
Whatever happens in the coming weeks, the Memphis Grizzlies will regroup this summer, likely with Zach Edey slotted as a fourth “core” piece alongside the trio of Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Grizzlies throttle Hornets, but lose Jaylen Wells for season
The Grizzlies almost had the spectacularly uneventful game they hoped for, but rookie Jaylen Wells sustained a scary injury.
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Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells leaves game on a stretcher
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Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells leaves game on stretcher
Jaylen Wells had a scary fall following a dunk and was taken off the court on a stretcher in Charlotte.
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Morant scores 28 as the Grizzlies beat Hornets
Memphis guard Jaylen Wells was taken from the court on a stretcher and transported to a hospital.
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Herrington: Early returns on Tuomas Iisalo and late-season Grizzlies player trends
Are the five games since interim coach Tuomas Iisalo took over progress or variance and what are the latest player trends for the Memphis Grizzlies?
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Get some rest: Grizzlies prepare for perplexing NBA schedule twist
The Memphis Grizzlies have ample cause for serious complaints about the way the NBA scheduled the last week of their regular season.
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Should Tuomas Iisalo be Grizz coach? What they are saying in Europe
“The way they have accepted me and the proposed tinkering on both ends of the floor has been, to me, a very encouraging sign,” Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo said.
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Calkins: Morant should lay down his (fake) weapons. But it’s the NBA that misfired.
Ja Morant likes to cast himself as a victim far too often. But in the great — OK, ridiculous — finger-gun controversy of 2025? He may have a point.
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Herrington: Will the Grizzlies slide cost Jaren Jackson Jr. All-NBA?
The Memphis Grizzlies’ slide has cost them playoff positioning. But could it also cost JJJ a spot on the All-NBA team?
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Morant beats the buzzer to lift Grizzlies past Heat
Ja Morant made a 12-foot jumper in the lane as time expired, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies a win over the Miami Heat and giving interim coach Tuomas Iisalo his first victory with the team.
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