The regrouping Memphis Grizzlies have spent most of the season hibernating near the lottery-bound basement. That is not where a roster built around Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Zach Edey expects to live, and it is not where EVP/GM Zach Kleiman intends to finish.
Ja Morant picked an interesting moment to remind everyone what he still looks like when things are right. After missing six games with a right calf injury, Morant returned Sunday and carved up the Magic in a 126-109 Grizzlies win in London.
It's hard for everything to go right in the NBA, whether that's due to managerial decisions, bad luck with injuries, or other factors. In league history, there are some moments that stand out, moments that could have gone in a completely different direction and drastically changed the league.
The Memphis Grizzlies got a big win on Sunday over the Orlando Magic, in London. It was a return to form for Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who returned to the lineup from a calf injury.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has had his name come up regularly in trade rumors over the last several weeks, but he suggested Sunday that he was not the one who was instigating them.
When it comes to the Memphis Grizzlies, criticism of every kind eventually finds its way to Ja Morant. However, he isn’t the only star player on the Grizzlies to get the stick.
Ja Morant returned to the lineup after missing the previous six games with a right calf contusion and had 24 points and a season-high 13 assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 126-109 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in London.
If the Grizzlies do move Ja Morant, the early outline of what they want back is coming into focus. On Sirius XM’s Deals and Dunks, longtime NBA insider Marc Stein said Memphis is seeking a first-round pick and a young player in return.
Unfortunately for the Memphis Grizzlies, losing significant double-digit leads is becoming a habit. In Thursday's 118-111 loss to the Orlando Magic in Berlin, the Grizzlies surrendered a 20-point first-half advantage, in part due to a disastrous third quarter in which the Grizzlies managed only 12 points and three field goals.
The Hawks intend to sign free agent center Christian Koloko to a two-way contract, reports Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter).
The Orlando Magic were locked in a tight battle with the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday — until Anthony Black lowered the boom with a powerful dunk over four defenders.