SAN ANTONIO — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is no longer eligible for regular season NBA awards. Morant, who is out on Friday night due to right foot soreness, is missing his 18th game of the season.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to fighting for equality, human rights, and service. This MLK day, Memphis honored his life and legacy across the city.

The average NBA team is worth $4.6 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico. The Golden State Warriors rank first at $9.14 billion, while the Memphis Grizzlies rank last at $3.06 billion.

This stretch of January around Martin Luther King Jr. Day is usually peak evaluation time in the NBA front-office world. It’s one of the milestone points where teams will have full-staff pow-wows and talk things out,

As is tradition, we here at The Bounce hand out the highest honors when the regular season ends, but we also do so at midseason! Just so you know: The Bouncies are among basketball’s most prestigious awards — not just anybody can receive this honor.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.

It was a virtuoso display from a player that many consider as the front-runner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award Read more at straitstimes.com.

Shai joined Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant as the only Thunder players to score at least 50 points in a single game.

Jaden McDaniels led the Minnesota scoring with 27 points while Anthony Edwards had 21. In other games, Desmond Banes’s 24 points helped the Memphis Grizzlies roll to a fourth straight win with a 132-120 defeat of the Charlotte Hornets. The Grizzlies sit third in the West on 29-15 behind Oklahoma City and Houston.

Memphis thrived earlier this season even without Morant, winning eight of 12 games. Most of those matchups came against teams with records under .500, however. It’s time to see if the Grizzlies ...

Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama was ... He has been one of the Grizzlies' most consistent players while averaging 13.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. John Konchar will ...

W ith the NBA’s 2024-25 season hitting the midway point, the race for individual accolades has started to crystallize. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is hoping his MVP-level heroics ca