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Grizzlies Lose 13-Year NBA Veteran After Season-Ending Surgery

The Memphis Grizzlies just couldn't catch a break when it comes to injuries. On Wednesday, the team announced that star guard Ja Morantwill need at least two more weeks as he recovers from a UCL sprain in his left elbow.

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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Finger Surgery) Out For Season

Veteran wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will miss the remainder of the 2025/26 season after undergoing surgery on Thursday to address a misalignment of his right pinky finger, the Grizzlies announced (via Twitter).

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The 'NBA All-Star MVPs' quiz

How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?

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The 23 best NBA players with exactly one All-Star appearance

The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.

Ja Morant News / Memphis Grizzlies on SI / February 19

The Memphis Grizzlies are losing the war within

When the official history of the Ja Morant Era of the Memphis Grizzlies is written, whoever is providing the prose will have a tall task on their hands.

Ja Morant News / Sneakers on SI / February 19

The Nike Ja 3 Celebrates Mardi Gras - Will It Be Released?

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is dealing with one of the most challenging years of his career. Morant dealt with trade rumors through the first half of the season and is now missing extended time with an elbow injury.

Cedric Coward News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 18

Exclusive: Cedric Coward on ‘special’ Euro trip, why World Cup will not derail summer plan

When the NBA scheduled midseason games in Europe this year, some veterans grumbled about the extra miles and the toll on their bodies during a grueling campaign.

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20 NBA superstars who carried awful teams the farthest

Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 18

Grizzlies’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will undergo surgery to address upper-body injury

The Memphis Grizzlies are now leaning fully into punting on the 2025-26 season, if recent injury developments following the trade deadline are any indication.

Ja Morant News / Hoops Rumors / February 18

Ja Morant To Be Reevaluated In Two Weeks; KCP Set For Finger Surgery

Ja Morant is making progress in his recovery from a UCL sprain in his left elbow and will be reevaluated in two weeks, the Grizzlies announced (via Twitter).

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Memphis Grizzlies News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 18

Cedric Coward defends Ja Morant, fires back at his critics

The Memphis Grizzlies have embraced the rebuild around some of their younger players like Cedric Coward and had been seeking out trades for Ja Morant prior to the 2026 NBA trade deadline.

Ja Morant News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 17

Ja Morant teases wild new ‘Ja Raffe’ Nike Ja 3 sneakers

As one of the most electrifying players in the NBA, it’s only right that Memphis Grizzlies’ franchise star Ja Morant has a shoe to match his explosive game.

Memphis Grizzlies News / Memphis Grizzlies on SI / February 17

How Many Wins for the Grizzlies This Season

Things have not gone according to plan for the Memphis Grizzlies so far this season. The Grizzlies have won just 20 games in the first half of the season, and trading Jaren Jackson Jr.

Ja Morant News / Memphis Grizzlies on SI / February 17

Ja Morant returning to Grizzlies lineup after All-Star break looks inevitable

Ja Morant accompanied the Memphis Grizzlies on the five-game road trip that began before the trade deadline and ended with a pair of defeats in Portland,

Memphis Grizzlies News / Last Word On Sports / February 17

Breaking Down Grizzlies’ Best All-Star Candidates

The NBA All-Star weekend has passed, and the Memphis Grizzlies were represented in the Rising Stars Challenge. Second-year players Jaylen Wells and Cam Spencer took part, while rookie Cedric Coward missed it due to injury.

Memphis Grizzlies News / Memphis Grizzlies on SI / February 17

Five games that could define rest of Grizzlies season

There aren't a glut of games left for the Memphis Grizzlies to make something of this transitional season. They're too far from a 10th seed -- 5.5 games back -- to seriously challenge for a play-in spot, and they didn't start a tank soon enough to out-lose the likes of Utah and Sacramento.