The guy who was skiing through Downtown Monday? We found him. Here’s his story and more scenes from the coldest MLK Day in Memphis since it became a federal holiday.

The Grizzlies notched one of their best wins of the season without Morant on Sunday, before the team knew of his fate. Perhaps that will help them carry confidence into a “rest of the season” they now know will continue without him.

In taking down the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday and then the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Memphis won consecutive games for only the third time this season.

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At a 5-4 pace the rest of the way, the Grizzlies would finish 38-44. Based on current winning percentages for other teams, that would not be enough to get the final play-in spot.

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Two rare talents, and two of the league’s most compelling young stars, met on the floor of FedExForum Tuesday night.

The Grizzlies’ points per 100 possessions before Morant’s return were dead last in the NBA. In his two games back, they’re now the sixth-best offense. 

What do the Grizzlies do with their roster regarding Bismack Biyombo, Jaylen Nowell and Vince Williams Jr.?

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With playoff hopes already fading, the Grizzlies face decisions that extend beyond the current season. Do they Break it Up, bet on a simple Gap Year or Reshuffle the deck?

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When I saw the story from Rhodes, I flashed back to a strange footnote in my own collegiate history: “the naked floor,” a dorm dedicated to, well, free expression. 

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The decade-long struggle over a patch of grass in Overton Park has reflected a changing city and served as a kind of proxy battle for larger civic questions. 

The Grizzlies were too reliant on 3-point shooting and had no defensive presence at the rim when Jaren Jackson Jr. wasn’t on the floor are two of the observations from the first game of the season.

Waiting is a theme for the Memphis Grizzlies these days.

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“They told me ‘go get it,’ and that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” said Ziaire Williams. And maybe that’s a good rallying cry for his team too.

The scene at the center of Tom Lee Park this first week has felt like different types of Memphians — different ages and races, but even more so people from different neighborhoods and economic status — sharing free, open space, in a way that’s too rare. 

Gasol began his NBA journey with the Grizzlies, and that period is more than a footnote as he enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.

This week, it’s the Grizzlies’ contender status, Jaren Jackson Jr. at center, last season’s road woes and lots more hoops stuff. 

Chris Herrington breaks down how each of the under-contract Grizzlies that participated in summer league played in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.

New details emerge on recent Memphis Grizzlies transactions, and Chris Herrington breaks them down.

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins talks about about what having both Smart and Jaren Jackson Jr. — the NBA’s past two Defensive Players of the Year — will mean to the team. 

The negotiation period for NBA free agency is now mostly over, but the big moves of the offseason have perhaps just begun.

Memphis general manager Zach Kleiman goes into Thursday night’s NBA draft with a history of wheelin’ and dealin’.

As Memphis embarks on the NBA offseason, it does so with once-unexpected notes of both certainty and uncertainty.

Every NBA team must find its way. These are models that fit the Grizzlies: be patient with a strong core and coach but be restless and aggressive at finding the supporting pieces to elevate them.

Chris Herrington sounds off on Ja Morant’s most recent troubles.