Ja Morant Shares Teammate's Strong Message After Frustrating Grizzlies Season The Memphis Grizzlies hope to bounce back Author: Joey Linn Apr 18, 2024 In this story: grizzlies Ja Morant Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. Getting off to a terrible start in the 25-game suspension absence of Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies knew it would be an uphill battle this season once he returned. That said, Morant's return from suspension sparked a level of excitement and optimism around the Grizzlies that they could make a playoff push. This excitement lasted just nine games, as Morant was sidelined for ..read more

The NBA has banned Toronto two-way player Jontay Porter after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games. Porter, who more recently was a two-way player for the Toronto Raptors, is the second person to be banned from the league by Commissioner Adam Silver for violating league rules ..read more

It's official, Philadelphia Sixers star Joel Embiid will "represent the red, white and blue" in Paris this summer in honor of his son ..read more

Transfer Colby Rogers was already high on Memphis basketball and coach Penny Hardaway. Fellow transfer PJ Haggerty made the decision even easier ..read more

The Memphis Grizzlies are expected to have an eventful offseason with several key moves needing to be made ..read more

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print. THE GOLDEN STATE Warriors finished the 2020-21 season on a 10-3 run to vault into the play-in tournament. Klay Thompson was set to return in 2021-22 after two crushing injuries vaporized consecutive seasons; Thompson tore an ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, then ruptured an Achilles during a Nov. 18, 2020, workout -- the same day the Warriors selected James Wiseman with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, a move that has haunted the team since ..read more

In Monday's exit interviews, Derrick Rose summed up the season in one phrase. It was hard to find beauty in the Grizzlies' losing season, but one positive is that Memphis will have a high draft pick. General manager Zach Kleiman says that even if Memphis moves up in the draft, they will either trade the pick or take the best player available. A big man next to Jaren Jackson Jr. is a significant need, but whether he will be found in the draft or free agency is still to be determined ..read more

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print. THE GOLDEN STATE Warriors finished the 2020-21 season on a 10-3 run to vault them into the play-in tournament. Klay Thompson was set to return in 2021-22 after two crushing injuries vaporized consecutive seasons; Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, then ruptured his Achilles during a Nov. 18, 2020 workout -- the same day the Warriors selected James Wiseman with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, a move that has haunted the team ever since ..read more

Former Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will return to the NBA for his 16th season (not counting the 2012-13 season he missed entirely), the now Grizzlies point guard told Damichael Cole. Rose, 35, signed with the Grizzlies last offseason amid Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension from the NBA. Rose and Scotty Pippen Jr. have helped cover the point guard duties for ..read more

Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday ..read more