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Former Memphis basketball star Dain Dainja is headed to NBA Summer League with the Miami Heat, a source confirmed to The Commercial Appeal June 26.
Turnovers hurt Memphis again in a 118-99 loss against the Thunder at Paycom Center. OKC now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0. Memphis will get its next opportunity against the Thunder on April 24 (8:30 p.m., TNT, FanDuel Sports Network). The next game is a must-win, but the ways of getting that result are slim. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, but he shot 10-for-29 from the field. He's now had two consecutives games of below average performances for his standards.
Brett Siegel: The Grizzlies take care of the Mavs 120-106 and claim the West’s 8-seed. Memphis will play Oklahoma City in the first round of the playoffs. A nightmare season for Dallas ends with a blowout loss, no playoff appearance, and Anthony Davis getting injured. Luka plays tomorrow…
Memphis basketball star PJ Haggerty has entered the transfer portal and plans to "test the NBA draft process," according to a statement from the Memphis athletic department provided to The Commercial Appeal. The consensus All-American − who finished third in the country in scoring (21.8 points per game) as a sophomore with the Tigers − has two seasons of eligibility left.
The bigger question is what Memphis will get out of Morant, who has recently been in the news for his various in-game gestures, and who will be under scrutiny in these playoffs to see what level he, and by extension the Grizzlies, can achieve. "I'm not sure they have the internal fortitude to overcome what's been thrown at them," an East executive said. "They're betting on Ja to be the guy from 2.5 years ago. Everyone is waiting for him to come back, but he hasn't yet." "At this point," the West executive said, "I don't know if there's a series where Ja will be the best player. Maybe against Houston."
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Penny Hardaway has made a name for himself as a coach of the Memphis Tigers. But the former NBA All-Star also wants to coach in the NBA. “I definitely want to coach in the NBA,” Hardaway said on The Draymond Green Show. “I get my juices flowing when I sit in the arena. I get my juices flowing because I feel like I can help a lot of young guys because I know the game. I played the game and they still respect my brand and who I am.”
WREG uncovered reports of a porch pirate in East Memphis, only to learn that the victim is none other than University of Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway. Memphis Police say officers responded to the 400 block of Goodwyn Street on August 8. Camera footage showed a male pushing a shopping cart filled with stolen packages. He was last seen pushing the cart at Goodwyn and Central.
Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway has hired Todd Forcier as the program's next strength and conditioning coach, multiple sources told the Commercial Appeal.
Memphis basketball star David Jones has declared for the NBA Draft but will maintain his collegiate eligibility, he announced Saturday.
The dispute, now more than a decade old, centers around how the deferred compensation liability was handled before and after Memphis Basketball (a group led by Robert Pera) purchased the team in 2012 from Hoops, a group led by Michael Heisley, who passed away in 2014. The deferred compensation stemmed from the play of Conley and Randolph in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons. A three-judge panel held that under federal tax law, Hoops could only deduct deferred compensation expenses when it pays the employees or contributes to a trust, pension fund or other qualified plan.
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On Wednesday, the Memphis Grizzlies filed a motion in federal court seeking to quash or limit the scope of the subpoena to “protect its business interests and confidential trade secrets.” “There exists no good reason to draw Memphis Basketball into a dispute between Seton Hall and a former NCAA basketball player that involves secret text messages, under-the-table pain narcotic administration, and failure to properly diagnose an injury,” the Grizzlies’ motion states, alluding to the allegations Powell has made against Seton Hall.
The Grizzlies will receive luxury tax and roster relief, and 50% of the suspended amount will get credited to the Grizzlies' luxury tax -- but at the end of the season. Memphis will also receive an extra roster spot with the Morant suspension. Any player who is suspended by the NBA for six or more games will be transferred to the team's suspended list following the fifth game of his suspension.
Magic Johnson: The Lakers have no one to blame but themselves. They didn’t come ready to play, that’s why they lost 101-93 to an undermanned Memphis team.
Williams, who played basketball for San Ysidro High School, has amassed millions of followers online and had committed to play for the University of Memphis basketball team next season. As of Friday morning, Williams had deactivated his Instagram account, which has nearly 4 million followers.
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