Apr 29, 2023 LOS ANGELES — THE Memphis Grizzlies, falling far short of Ja Morant‘s bold, midseason declaration of being “fine in the West,” gave up with nearly an entire quarter remaining in their first-round elimination game. Morant and three other starters stayed on the bench after a timeout with 9:42 remaining in the fourth

10:53 PM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 21. On Saturday, Jamal Murray scored 34 points in Denver’s Game 1 win over Phoenix. KARL ANTHONY-TOWNS backed down Aaron Gordon in the post, as Jamal Murray was lurking with an eye locked on the Minnesota big man the entire possession. The moment

6:14 PM ET Brianna WilliamsESPN LeBron James is still reveling in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 125-85 Game 6 thrashing in the NBA playoffs that ended the Memphis Grizzlies season on Friday. The Lakers won the series 4-2 to become the sixth No. 7 seed to upset their opponent in the opening round. The 2010 San

1:25 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Heading into Friday night’s Game 6, Sacramento Kings veteran Malik Monk told his teammates in the locker room to lock in, that it was a must for the starters to begin the game right, live up to the bright lights and don’t have any regrets. And before

3:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A Memphis Grizzlies season marred by several controversies involving the face of the franchise finished much earlier than expected and in embarrassing fashion Friday night when the Grizzlies were eliminated in a first-round series that ended with a 125-85 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6. After

8:00 AM ET In a move that is perhaps both game-changer and tipping point, the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury have struck a deal that removes their long-held television rights from cable. Starting with their next seasons, the teams’ games will be broadcast for free over-the-air and streamed online on a new direct-to-consumer service. The

2:45 PM ET DILLON BROOKS STEPPED onto the Crypto.com Arena court Saturday evening before any of the other Memphis Grizzlies starters for Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Brooks walked across the floor, straight down the half-court line and directly toward referee crew chief Marc Davis. Brooks looked Davis in the eye and extended

8:00 AM ET AUSTIN REAVES TURNS the corner out of the FedEx Forum visitors locker room, bounding down a back hallway after showering and getting dressed following an upset Game 1 first-round win against the Memphis Grizzlies. An hour prior, he was pounding his chest and proclaiming “I’m him!” after scoring nine straight points in

11:20 PM ET Jayson Tatum is sorry, Ms. Jackson. The Boston Celtics guard apologized to singer Janet Jackson after his team beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-120 to win their first-round NBA playoff series, 4-2. The Celtics had a chance to close things out in Boston on Tuesday, but the Hawks’ win meant Jackson’s show for

1:04 AM ET MEMPHIS — Desmond Bane backed up his previous declaration and issued another one. Two nights after promising that the Memphis Grizzlies would stave off elimination, Bane delivered in a 116-99 Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, scoring a game-high 33 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out five