There is no doubt there was shock from many in the NBA like fellow head coaches after the Grizzlies let go of Jenkins, including Morant who stuck up for the 40-year-0ld. With interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo, the new offense continues and per the same report from The Athletic, one league source says “he hates the offense.”

On Friday night, Smith and Purdue took on No. 1 seed Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16, eyeing a second-straight trip to the Elite Eight. Coming into the Sweet 16, Smith had recorded 560 points, 298 assists and 159 rebounds through 35 games this season, showing off his all-around game.

The TCU Horned Frogs, led by Hailey Van Lith, are uncorking a successful 2024-2025 season thus far. Van Lith and Co.

Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant has been upgraded to questionable (hamstring) ahead of Saturday's game vs the Lakers after missing six straight.

After missing six games with a hamstring injury, Ja Morant will be available on Saturday night for the Memphis Grizzlies' game against the Lakers.

The Grizzlies organization, my teammates, especially Ja Morant, he has been helping me a lot. He’s my big brother, he teaches basketball skills, English…

Along with sharing some basketball tips, Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant is helping Japanese teammate Yuki Kawamura learn English. And some of Morant's lessons have included teaching Kawamura some colorful language, as the latter amusingly shared in a recent interview with CNN international correspondent Hanako Montgomery.

Morant (hamstring) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Thunder. Thursday will be the sixth straight game Morant will miss while recovering from a left hamstring strain. Scotty ...