Ja Morant and Desmond Bane made franchise history last night. They are the first pair of Grizzlies teammates to each average 30 points over a two-game span in franchise history.
No, the Memphis Grizzlies didn’t overpay Desmond Bane. Have y’all seen the contracts given to Jordan Poole and Tyler Herro?
Bane is wayyyyy better than both of them.
Let me be extremely clear.
If Memphis can trade for Kevin Durant without including Jaren Jackson Jr. or Desmond Bane, the Grizzlies must do it.
MUST. No debate.
11 days ago, I called Ja's season a failure for reasons we're well aware of.
2 days ago, Ja Morant failed us one more time.
But there are two things I am still certain of, regardless of suspension: 1. Ja shouldn't be traded; 2. Ja will rise again.
Whenever Dillon’s first game back in Memphis is, I hope he gets cheered.
For all his flaws, he was an important player for the Grizzlies over the past few years.
1. Memphis almost drafted LeBron James.
2. Memphis drafted Hasheem Thabeet over Stephen Curry, James Harden, and DeMar DeRozan.
3. Jerry West stopped Kobe Bryant from being a Memphis Grizzly.
Smh😔
"I met [Kobe Bryant and Rob Pelinka] in a hotel room in Orange County... Kobe said he wanted to come to Memphis and play basketball."
Jerry West said Mamba wanted to play for the Grizzlies after becoming a free agent in 2004😯
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Colorado will probably go 8-4 and finish with a winning record for the first time since 2016.
While national media will take a big crap on Colorado after this loss and likely loss to USC, the job Coach Sanders has done to bring national relevance to Colorado should be applauded
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I made my bones and came up in Memphis!!! That’s my city! I wrestled every Saturday morning at the channel 5 tv station and every Monday night I wrestled at the Big Top flea market
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Marc Gasol loved Memphis.
Memphis loved him back.
Thank you for being not just an amazing basketball player, but also an amazing human being. All the best in your next chapter of life💙
Yeah because we should glorify $1000 tickets, $40 burgers, $20 beers, $8 bottled waters, and $5 to breathe the arena’s air…
But hey, they have free Wi-Fi!!!
Gtfoh man🤦🏻♂️I hate this crap.
The Grizzlies have had a slow start, and ticket prices are as cheap as $4 😮
A CENTER court, LOWER level ticket is only $175 to their next game vs. the Heat.
(Prices via
@TickPick
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This isn’t gonna happen, but…
Grizz should go get Kendric Davis.
So far he’s averaging 18.2 points, 4.8 assists, 2 steals per game with a 59.2 true shooting percentage.
On Dec. 2, the Memphis Grizzlies were 30th in defensive efficiency, last in the NBA. Last.
Right now, Memphis is 8th.
Do y’all understand how crazy that is?
To go from the worst defense to the 8th best?
Credit to the coaching staff and the players for buying in defensively!
I think the Grizzlies should trade John Konchar for Jaylen Brown.
Grizzlies receive: Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon
Celtics receive: John Konchar and Santi Aldama
Colin Cowherd thinks the Warriors should trade Jordan Poole for Jaylen Brown
Warriors receive: Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon
Celtics receive: Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins
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Look who I found last night after the Grizzlies game,
@brandon_nwokeji
!!
Just a couple of Memphians in southern California, who will always rep our home, trying to make it in this world. All love brotha!
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This isn’t just an NBA media thing either. National media is quick to criticize, devalue, straight up shit talk the city of Memphis highlighting anything negative.
But when good things are going on?
Crickets.
Why? It doesn’t fit the national narrative about Memphis, TN.
The Grizzlies at one point were one of the hottest teams in the NBA with one of the most exciting players in the game. But the media chose to avoid the positivity. Part of it is the Grizz fault but at the same time, they never got pub like this when they were winning.
Steve Kerr gets the blame for USA’s disaster. The lineups were questionable at best. Game plans felt non existent. Offense was too much hero ball and not actual sets.
Very disappointing end to USA’s FIBA World Cup.
The Memphis Grizzlies are playing basketball, on Christmas Day.
NBA on Christmas Day is one of the most marquee days on the NBA calendar, and yours, our Memphis Grizzlies are playing on.
Let that sink in yall. What a time.
It’s scary knowing Jaren Jackson Jr. hasn’t come close to his offensive ceiling.
There’s a world where JJJ is widely considered the best of the Grizzlies’ big 3.
Memphis, take a deep breath.
NOW LET OUT A BIG YELL!!! Memphis just got a massive win over undefeated, No. 13 Clemson Tigers.
No. 22 Virginia comes to FedEx Forum next Tuesday.
This is Penny Hardaway’s best basketball team.
This is also Penny Hardaway’s best coaching job so far. His teams usually start clicking like this in mid January.
Not this time. Penny’s got his roster fully bought in and clicking on all cylinders.
Look out America.
Former Memphis Coach John Calipari said coaching at Memphis is like eating at the kids’ table.
Last year Kentucky had 9 wins.
This year Memphis and Penny Hardaway get their 2nd No. 1 Recruiting class. This is only Penny’s 4th year on the job.
My how the turn tables.
Not gonna lie. This one hurts to lose y’all. First Christmas Day game in Grizz history, and that’s the performance we put on.
Onward and forward though. It’s just one regular season game.
Ya know what, that’s fine though. People can keep saying uneducated, dumb bs about Ja Morant.
He’s on social media too. He sees it. He’s keeping receipts.
Keep giving him fuel. Keep motivating him to shut y’all up. Keep talking.
Ja, keep doing your thing.
Jaren Jackson Jr., the guy WHO JUST WON DPOY and was 1 of 4 people to average at least 3 blocks and 1 steal per game, isn’t on the same level as Evan Mobley - just beat him for the award - Chet Holmgren, and Victor Wembanyama who haven’t played an NBA game???
Get outta here.
Win or lose tomorrow, Memphis is a top 20 team in the country at worst.
Win? Top 15 at worst. I just don’t understand why people don’t believe in the Memphis Tigers.
In light of the NCAA giving Memphis and Coach Penny Hardaway an arbitrary and unnecessary punishment, here’s a reminder of what the NCAA let slide at North Carolina around 8 years ago.
Tough news to share with y’all. I didn’t pass the California bar exam. The past few days since learning the news has been really difficult. But I’m proud of the work I put in knowing I came very close to passing.
I’ll be ok though. Get knocked down 99 times. I’ll get up 100.
Last season taught the Memphis FO a lesson. Don’t triple down on youth. Teams need vets to grow and reach their full potential.
Good on the FO for acknowledging an issue and fixing it.
I can’t think of better guards to mentor Ja Morant than Derrick Rose and Marcus Smart.
🚨Big announcement!🚨
I’m a new staff writer for
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Memphis means the world to me.
Memphis made me who I am today.
Memphis is the city I’ll rep forever.
Memphis is the most beautiful land in the world.
Memphis is home.
Happy 901 day y’all!💙
Garbage. Absolute trash reporting on a story that’s existed for months. Incredibly disappointing to publicly state something so damaging without verifying its truth.
I deleted a previous tweet that incorrectly stated Morant *pointed* a gun at the 17-year-old boy. The actual alleged version of events is in the story: the boy told detectives Morant had a gun visible in his waistband and placed his hand on the weapon.
The Memphis Tigers, who just beat Texas A&M on the road, are unranked and received less votes than the aforementioned Aggies.
On the bright side, Clemson moved up to No. 13 and Virginia is now No. 22.
Those are Memphis’s next 2 games at home. The city better show out for ‘em!
POLL ALERT: Purdue climbs to No. 3 behind Arizona, Kansas in men's AP Top 25 basketball poll; No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 13 Clemson make big jumps.
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Basketball aside, it’s crazy how people outside of Memphis don’t understand what Memphis is about in general.
The misconceptions people have about Memphis are ridiculous.
I live in San Diego, and someone said to me, “Oh isn’t Memphis known for it’s country music??”🤦🏻♂️
in an NBA city with a top 5 practice facility in the country. Memphis also has one of the most passionate fan bases. Yall need to stop with this. It’s crazy how people outside of Memphis don’t understand these things. Get used to it!
This is such a dumb debate. Both the Grizzlies and the Tigers are the city’s teams.
Both teams deserve to be embraced and celebrated. We’re lucky to have a professional team and a collegiate program that give our city something to be proud of and put Memphis on the global map.
National media can keep painting Ja Morant in a negative light without any positive takeaways.
But I won’t do that.
Ja’s 2023 NBA season was a failure. But that’s ok. He’s a flawed human, just like we are. Ja will grow. Ja will learn. Ja will rise again.
Simple.
If DeAndre Williams has eligibility left and decides to come back to Memphis, we should welcome him.
He will raise the floor and ceiling of the Tigers and promote winning basketball.
Plus, it’s his damn life. He’ll make the best decision for himself and family.
BREAKING: Texas transfer G Tyrese Hunter has committed to Memphis, source tells me.
Averaged 11.1 PTS and 4.1 AST on 45/34/72 shooting splits. Chose the Tigers over Marquette, Wisconsin and others.
Big time pickup.
The No. 23 ranked Memphis Tigers face the No. 22 ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
Ja Morant returns for the Memphis Grizzlies.
When excitement exists around Memphis basketball, the world is a better place.
Only 2 cities love Derrick Rose like their own, Chicago and Memphis.
What he did for the M in 2008 is unmatched by any other major sports team in the city’s history.
Now, he’s back. Imagine the scenes if he helps bring an NBA Title to the 901.
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Steve Kerr sounds off after Nikola Jokic’s 18 free throws: “I have a problem with the way we are legislating defense out of the game.We're just enabling players to BS their way to the foul line. If I were a fan, I wouldn't have wanted to watch the second half. It was disgusting."
Memphis, having to choose between starting Marcus Smart - 2022 DPOY, Vince Williams Jr. - freakin 2-way menace, and GG Jackson - would’ve been a top pick in the 2024 NBA draft, but Memphis got him in the 2ND ROUND in 2023 - is a fantastic problem to have.
Also, I wore my Memphis Grizzlies Three 6 Mafia hoodie to this bar.
Played ping pong against a Lakers fan who was talkin all this trash about Memphis and the Grizz.
Y’all know me. I’m not super confrontational. I let actions do talking. So I kicked his ass on the table.