Tag: Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies signed free agent guard Scottie Pippen Jr. to a two-year deal, his agent, Erika Ruiz of Klutch Sports Group, announced on Monday. He will be eligible to appear in up to 26 regular-season games. The 6-foot-1 guard went undrafted out of Vanderbilt in 2022. Pippen, 23, has averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, […]
Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane and forward Jake LaRavia are out indefinitely after suffering ankle injuries. Bane, 25, has been diagnosed with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain. The 6-foot-3 guard sustained the injury during the third quarter of Memphis’ 128-119 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. He will be reevaluated in […]
Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart is expected to return this week after missing the last 15 games due to an ankle injury. The three-time All-Defensive member could play either on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers or Saturday at the Atlanta Hawks, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. According to Damichael Cole of the […]
Ja Morant was spotted practicing with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday for the first time since the NBA issued him a 25-game suspension to begin the 2023-24 season for brandishing a firearm on social media in June. This also came a day after the league announced he would be allowed to train with his team […]
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant unfollowed Miami Heat standout Jimmy Butler on X, formerly known as Twitter. The reason for this decision is unclear. The two-time All-Star has 2.7 million followers, and he’s currently following just 116 users on the social media site. NBA Alerts, an account that reportedly uses bots to track activities from […]
Ex-NBA player Josh Jackson has been accused of sexual assault in a civil case filed last month in the U.S. District Court. Attorney John Lauro — founder of Lauro Law Firm, now known as Lauro & Singer — is accepting the civil rape lawsuit case to defend the former NBA player. Jackson hired the lawyer […]
Dillon Brooks’ shot selection with the Memphis Grizzlies led to his sign-and-trade with the Houston Rockets earlier this month. “I think the reasons the Grizzlies were ready to move on from him are misunderstood,” ESPN’s Tim MacMahon said on The Lowe Post. “The nonsense was kind of like at a point where culturally it was […]
The Headlines Just Haven’t Been Great for the Grizzlies’ Star The outcome of a lawsuit accusing Ja Morant, a star player for the Memphis Grizzlies, of assaulting a teenager during a pickup basketball game will depend on whether Morant can argue self-defense and receive immunity under Tennessee law. In a recent ruling, a judge allowed […]
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading three second-round draft picks (2025 via New Orleans Pelicans, 2028-29 via Memphis) to the Phoenix Suns for two first-round pick swaps (2024, 2030) and Isaiah Todd. In June, the Washington Wizards finalized a trade to send Bradley Beal and Todd to Phoenix for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, Jordan Goodwin, multiple […]
The Memphis Grizzlies have signed former New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose to a two-year, $6.55 million contract, per sources. Rose, 34, was selected first overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis. In the 2007-08 season with the Tigers, the guard averaged 14.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, […]
