The revolving door that is the Memphis Grizzlies' starting lineup swung back open for Ja Morant on Friday night against the Utah Jazz. He did not walk into a win.
Memphis guard Ja Morant sprinkled a little bit of everything into his return to action. There were wow moments, what are you doing moments, and an opportunity to save the day came at the end.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Kevin Love doesn't play a lot of minutes for the Utah Jazz. Friday, the 37-year-old turned back the block and reminded the world he's an NBA champion and Hall of Famer.
Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Cedric Coward is outperforming his preseason expectations so far this year. Coward, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Washington State, is averaging 13.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game so far this season.
When things aren't bad for the Memphis Grizzlies on the injury front, it's typically because they're worse. The injury list continues to be longer than any CVS receipt.
Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is on track to return to action on Friday vs. Utah, having been upgraded from questionable to probable on the team’s injury report, per Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal (Twitter link).
The Memphis Grizzlies are getting back on the court to take on the Utah Jazz at home. To learn more about the Grizzlies' next opponent, we spoke with Utah Jazz on SI contributor Jared Koch.
Just when the Memphis Grizzlies thought Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. were ready to wrap up the Western Conference standings, Tuomas Iisalo’s squad found a lump of coal in their Christmas stocking.
The Memphis Grizzlies won their second straight game on Sunday night to move to 11-13 on the season. The Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 119-96, and they had defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 107-98, on Friday.
Santi Aldama came off the bench to score 22 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jaylen Wells added 16 apiece to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 119-96 victory Sunday over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.