MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If Ja Morant returns to the court Wednesday as expected, his Grizzlies teammate Dillon Brooks will probably miss it. If you’re wondering why, it’s because Brooks wanted to let Dallas Mavericks reserve Theo Pinson know “he’s a cheerleader.” “I grew up watching him play. He’s a great basketball player, and now he’s …
MEMPHIS — Kyrie Irving is no stranger to controversy, to the attention being at the center of one brings on a person and to returning to the court after a suspension. Which is why, after the Memphis Grizzlies beat Irving’s Mavericks 112-108 on Monday night, Irving wrapped Ja Morant in an embrace and spoke into …
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MIAMI – The NBA suspended Ja Morant for holding a gun while intoxicated in a Denver area nightclub. This is not Morant’s word against anyone else’s. It’s not an accusation or hearsay, but facts that were confirmed by league investigators. “The discipline (eight-game suspension) is in response to Morant’s live streaming of a video on …
DALLAS – Tyus Jones’ Grizzlies teammate was at a crossroads in his young promising career, and he was hurting. So early in the morning on March 4, hours after Brandon Clarke had suffered a season-ending Achilles injury, Jones went to comfort him at the team hotel in Denver. “Just showing him I’m there for him,” …
— Written by David Aldridge, James Edwards III and Josh Robbins The 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year race has plenty of deserving candidates. With only four weeks remaining in the regular season, who are the favorites for the award? To answer that question, The Athletic has assembled three of its writers who voted …
Want this content directly to your inbox every day for free? Sign up here. Dillon Brooks is not on the list of players who can talk to Draymond Green. Now let’s start off with Shams’ news on three big names. The latest from Shams Obviously, last night’s big news surrounded two of the league’s biggest …
March is here and the madness isn’t only taking place in the college game. Was that a corny bar? Indeed, but a true one nonetheless. A simple observation of the four national television games this past Sunday, decided by an average of five points, should be enough to discredit any arguments against that statement. With …
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said “there’s not a definitive timeline” for Ja Morant’s return amid the NBA’s investigation into a social media post involving Morant showing what appears to be a gun. Here’s what you need to know: Memphis announced that Morant would “be away from the team for at least the next two games” …
Someone needs to reach Ja Morant. By text, by DM, by phone, by tomorrow. I don’t know him. I don’t know what’s important to him. This is not me parachuting into his life and finding fault with it or foiling my values onto him. He has a father and a mother and a family and …
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The NBA does not typically announce when it’s conducting an investigation. So why, on an otherwise quiet Saturday morning, was this the first thought that crossed my mind when the league announced that it was investigating an incident involving the Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant for the second time in less than two months? Because I …
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