<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-x-factor-engine-offensive-return-injury-ja-morant-jaren-jackson-jr-taylor-jenkins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane has X-factor that’s among Taylor Jenkins’ ‘best he’s ever seen’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Desmond-Bane-X-factor-thats-among-Taylor-Jenkins-best-hes-ever-seen.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane has X-factor that’s among Taylor Jenkins’ ‘best he’s ever seen’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T14:44:29-08:00">November 21st, 2:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T14:44:29-08:00">November 21st, 2:44pm</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a Memphis Grizzlies beat reporter for ClutchPoints who has also covered the New Orleans Pelicans. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-cryptic-injury-update-taylor-jenkins-gg-jackson">Memphis Grizzlies are getting healthy</a>, one key contributor at a time. Vince Williams Jr. and John Konchar recently returned as bench options for new<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-taylor-jenkins-downplays-historic-milestone-loftier-ambitions-record-roster"> all-time wins record holder Taylor Jenkins.</a> Zach Edey (ankle) and Ja Morant (hip) are now listed as week-to-week on the Grizzlies’ injury report. However, the ability to put Desmond Bane in the driver’s seat has been a huge tactical difference-maker. Morant, Jenkins, and Jaren Jackson Jr. know loaning Bane the keys to the Grizzlies offense is a low-risk, high-reward move.</p><p>The on-court effect on the team and FedEx Forum fans is hard to ignore. Bane’s presence is felt immediately, especially by Jenkins. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-jaren-jackson-jr-all-nba-start-season-offense-defense-versatility">Jackson Jr. is leading the Grizzlies with All-Star caliber stats</a>, Bane just brings something out of the Grizzlies that has Jenkins<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNR5rUChSHI" rel="noopener"> jumping for joy more often</a> than any other available player.</p><p>“Some of (Bane’s) playmaking, I got some great emotion in one play,” Jenkins shared. “He went full court, collapsed the defense, drew three guys, hits (Jaylen Wells) for a corner wide-open shot. That is our style of play and (Bane) and be an engine for us.”</p><p>However, a grace period was always going to be needed when Bane was back with the Grizzlies. It’s hard to do cardio and keep the handles knife-blade sharp while under the weather. Jenkins was prepared to give one of the team’s driving forces room to knock off any rust. Their relationship has survived more challenging obstacles and the coach knew from firsthand experience the TCU alum just cares more than others.</p><p>“It is unbelievable. (Bane’s) care factor is one of the best I’ve ever seen,” Jenkins admitted. “He took a lot of ownership last night (after an NBA Cup loss to the Denver Nuggets). The entire team was like it’s on all of us but he wears it. He and I talked. He said ‘Hey, I’ve been through this before, can’t wait to bounce back.'”</p><h2><b>Desmond Bane, Grizzlies grinding through holidays</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Desmond-Bane-Grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Desmond Bane bounced back with 21 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, a steal, and a block in a home win over the 76ers. The stat sheet does not have a category for what Jenkins noticed the most though.</p><p>“(Bane) used his voice so much throughout the game, in the huddles, in the timeouts, even before the game about what we had to do (versus the 76ers),” Jenkins explained. “I thought he had great intent how he was pushing the pace, playing fast. It took him a couple of minutes to get going. Obviously, we see the ball start going through the net. When he does that, the lid pops off (for the Grizzlies).”</p><p>Bane was available for the first five games of the season before coming down with an illness. The Grizzlies wasted his 30-point performance in a three-point home loss to the Chicago Bulls. Memphis has managed a .500 record since the 26-year-old returned to the lineup in a five-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on November 15.</p><p>Treading water in the Western Conference will be difficult if Bane cannot <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional?PerMode=PerGame&amp;sort=PTS&amp;dir=-1&amp;LastNGames=4&amp;TeamID=1610612763" rel="noopener">improve on his recent averages</a> though. He is posting just 13.8 points per game on 39.6% shooting from the field. Bane is at 25.9% from three-point range over the last four games.</p><p>Next up is a revenge game in Chicago. Bane will have another advantageous matchup against Josh Giddey and Company. Then the Grizzlies get to settle in for a four-game homestand through Thanksgiving week. That should allow Bane’s engine enough runway to hit high gear before embarking on a road-heavy December slate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane has X-factor that’s among Taylor Jenkins’ ‘best he’s ever seen’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-gets-injury-upgrade-nba-cup-game-vs-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane gets injury upgrade for NBA Cup game vs. Warriors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Grizzlies-news-Desmond-Bane-gets-injury-upgrade-for-NBA-Cup-game-vs.-Warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane gets injury upgrade for NBA Cup game vs. Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-15T10:43:08-08:00">November 15th, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T10:43:28-08:00">November 15th, 10:43am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the second straight season, the Memphis Grizzlies are becoming far more familiar with the trainer’s room than they would prefer. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-miss-time-hip-injury">Ja Morant is presently sidelined</a> with a hip injury, Marcus Smart missed a handful of games with an ankle sprain and Desmond Bane has not played since the end of October due to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-marcus-smart-dealt-week-injury-updates">an oblique strain</a>. Things could be looking up for that last player in particular, however.</p><p>When evaluating the Grizzlies, the national spotlight tends to find <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-ja-morant-360-layup-draws-kevin-durant-goat-take">the intoxicating Morant</a> and the defensively imposing Jaren Jackson Jr. One cannot simply overlook Bane, though. His 41.5 percent career 3-point shooting is the reason why the team’s perimeter limitations have not been discussed at even greater length over the last few years. The offense can be quite lethal when he is healthy and in rhythm.</p><p>So, the idea of Bane potentially returning to the lineup for an NBA Cup Showdown with the Golden State Warriors on Friday night is sure to pump up the 901. Considering that Memphis has yet to enjoy a true breakthrough in the playoffs, succeeding in this in-season tournament could have a potent effect on its confidence going forward.</p><p>It is then only fitting that its first roadblock in the 2024 NBA Cup is a team that thwarted its championship aspirations once before. Conquering the red-hot Warriors is an arduous mission even at full strength, though. The Grizzlies could use some reinforcements when they enter the Chase Center. The question fans want to know is if Desmond Bane will be returning to action for this West Group C battle.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Desmond Bane injury status</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Desmond-Bane-has-his-game-face-on.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 26-year-old sharpshooter is being <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-11-15_09AM.pdf" rel="noopener">upgraded to questionable</a> for Friday’s game, according to the NBA’s official injury report. Additionally, key role player Vince Williams Jr. is also carrying a questionable designation into the San Francisco Bay Area. He has not seen the court to this point of the year after incurring a stress reaction in his left tibia back in September.</p><p>Memphis is not close to being “whole” until Ja Morant resumes playing, but these two talents, especially Bane, can leave a visible mark on the court. The team is doing well as it stands, posting a 7-5 record amid its ongoing injury troubles. With the former TCU Horned Frogs star possibly suiting up against the Warriors (9-2), the Grizzlies’ bite could become quite ferocious.</p><p>Desmond Bane is averaging 18.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while posting a 48.6 field goal percentage this season. Fans are patiently waiting to see if he finds his way in the starting lineup for this marquee NBA Cup meeting. ClutchPoints will update you on Bane’s final status when it becomes available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane gets injury upgrade for NBA Cup game vs. Warriors

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a 119-106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies guards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-loses-desmond-bane-marcus-smart-injuries">Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane </a><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-loses-desmond-bane-marcus-smart-injuries" rel="noopener">left the game</a> with injuries and didn’t return. Smart suffered an ankle injury in the 13-point loss, and Bane went down with an oblique injury. On Friday, Memphis released <a href="https://x.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1852480037896819097" rel="noopener">an update</a> on the pair of guards with a week-to-week prognosis, per Grizzlies PR.</p><p>“Bane has been diagnosed with a right oblique strain and is considered week-to-week. He suffered the injury in the third quarter of the Grizzlies’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on October 30,” the statement read. “Smart has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain and also is considered week-to-week. He sustained the injury in the first quarter of the game Grizzlies’ game against the Nets.”</p><p>It’s unfortunate for a Grizzlies team that entered 2024-25 relatively healthy, getting Smart back in 2024-25 after missing most of last season. Meanwhile, Bane, who played in 42 of 82 regular-season games, faces another setback after coming off the best campaign of his career, averaging 23.7 points, 5.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.0 steals.</p><p>This season, he posted 18.8 points on 48.6% shooting, 5.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.0 steals for Memphis. Still, without Smart or Bane, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-embarrassing-moment-free-throw-blowout-loss-grizzlies">Grizzlies upset the Bucks in a 122-99 blowout</a> to improve to 3-3 in their latest outing on Thursday.</p><h2><b>Another setback for Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Grizzlies-guard-Marcus-Smart-next-to-Grizzlies-guard-Desmond-Bane.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the Memphis Grizzlies acquired Marcus Smart as part of a three-team blockbuster move with the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards in 2023, the Defensive Player of the Year guard played 20 games in 2023-24 — first an ankle injury in November, then he dislocated his finger last January. The opportunity to build continuity in the backcourt with Desmond Bane was on hold in what was a promising start for the Grizzlies.</p><p>Led by star point guard Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., the Grizzlies are still determined to prove themselves in a competitive Western Conference. Hopefully, a clean slate of health is on the horizon at some point this season after Smart and Bane’s week-to-week status.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies guards Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart dealt ‘week-to-week’ injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-memphis-loses-desmond-bane-marcus-smart-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies lose Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart to injuries during Nets game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Memphis-loses-Desmond-Bane-Marcus-Smart-to-injuries-for-rest-of-Nets-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies lose Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart to injuries during Nets game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T20:07:15-07:00">October 30th, 8:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T20:07:15-07:00">October 30th, 8:07pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-desmond-bane-provide-blueprint-defense-slipping">Memphis Grizzlies’ upset loss</a> to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, they suffered a pair of critical injuries on the perimeter. Guards Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart both left the game and did not return due to injuries, according to posts by the team on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>First, Smart <a href="https://x.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1851801790544511175" rel="noopener">went down with a right ankle injury</a> that caused him to leave the game. He was dribbling the ball up the floor before stepping on Nets wing Ziaire Williams’ foot and rolling his ankle.</p><p>Shortly after Smart went down, Desmond Bane <a href="https://x.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1851803637657289200" rel="noopener">went down with an oblique injury</a> and also didn’t come back. The severity of the injury is unclear, so the Grizzlies will wait for more updates following the contest.</p><p>Smart will be missed for his defensive intensity first and foremost. While he may not be at 100% of what he was back in his prime, when he won a Defensive Player of the Year award with the Boston Celtics. Entering Wednesday night, Smart had started all four games but was playing just over 23 minutes per game. He is also a veteran facilitator who can run the offense when Ja Morant is off the floor and can make shots from the outside at times.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-notes-disrespectful-top-100-rankings-its-jokes">Grizzlies will seriously miss Bane and his scoring punch</a> on the offensive end. Through the first four games, Bane was leading the Grizzlies in scoring with 21 points per game in just 29 minutes a night, so he has been very efficient when out on the floor. His ability to score from all three levels perfectly complements Morant’s ability to get in the paint and create for his teammates. Bane had scored 10 points in 17 minutes before leaving the game against the Nets.</p><p>If Smart and Bane are forced to miss any time, it will be a major blow to a Grizzlies squad that fell to 2-3 with the loss on Wednesday. They’re still in a good spot as of now, but they will want to avoid falling too far behind in a very competitive Western Conference. Grizzlies fans will also have flashbacks to last season, when Memphis’ season was derailed by injuries up and down the roster, so they will be trying to avoid a similar fate this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies lose Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart to injuries during Nets game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-notes-disrespectful-top-100-rankings-its-jokes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane taking notes on disrespectful Top 100 rankings: ‘It’s jokes’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Desmond-Bane-taking-notes-on-disrespectful-Top-100-rankings-Its-jokes.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane taking notes on disrespectful Top 100 rankings: ‘It’s jokes’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T14:51:06-07:00">October 16th, 2:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T15:30:27-07:00">October 16th, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s the time of the year when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-two-bulls-named-espn-top-100-rankings">ESPN has released their NBA Top 100 rankings</a>, and everybody finds out if the players are in the right spot. Not only do fans usually have a problem with the rankings, but the players themselves don’t like where they’re ranked at times.</p><p>This year, one of those players is Desmond Bane. The Grizzlies guard found out that ESPN ranked him No. 60, and he <a href="https://x.com/DrewHill_DM/status/1846627298285334558" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a>, per Grizzlies reporter Drew Hill.</p><p>“I saw that one. Jokes, man. It’s jokes. We are going to wake them back up though,” Bane said.</p><p>Bane also noted that he had a problem with where Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. were ranked. Morant was ranked No. 20, while Jackson was ranked No. 55. The Grizzlies are ready to prove to everybody that they’re a better team than people are expecting them to be, and these rankings should fuel them more.</p><h2>Grizzlies ready to prove the doubters wrong</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Desmond-Bane.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A lot of people have been low on the Grizzlies coming into the season, and that is mainly the cause of what happened last year. Most of the starting lineup was injured, and they were never able to get into a rhythm. For the past few seasons, the Grizzlies have been a rising team in the league, and they’re going to try and prove that they’re the same team this season.</p><p>Though the Grizzlies are setting out to prove people wrong, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-reveals-brutally-honest-mindset-memphis">Ja Morant was honest</a> about their mindset during Media Day.</p><p>“We all feel like we ain’t done s— yet,” said Morant, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Morant only played nine games last season, but he should still be in the conversation for one of the top point guards in the league. Desmond Bane is still a consistent threat from the perimeter, and Jaren Jackson Jr. and Marcus Smart are known for their defensive capabilities. Last season, the Grizzlies found a diamond in the rough with GG Jackson II, and once he returns from his foot injury, he’ll be a great addition to the team.</p><p>Add on that the Grizzlies drafted Zach Edey, and they may have one of more dominant frontcourts in the league this season. The only thing that will stop the Grizzlies this season is injuries, which is easier said than done. If the Grizzlies can put it all together, they can once again be atop the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane taking notes on disrespectful Top 100 rankings: ‘It’s jokes’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-referred-fans-fools');   ga('set', 'title', 'The reason Desmond Bane just referred to some fans as ‘fools’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Grizzlies-news-The-reason-Desmond-Bane-just-referred-to-some-fans-as-fools.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason Desmond Bane just referred to some fans as ‘fools’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-04T10:18:19-07:00">August 4th, 10:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-04T10:18:19-07:00">August 4th, 10:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Desmond Bane is an important part of the Memphis Grizzlies team, and with that, he can know what the team is planning to do before fans find out on social media. Bane recently opened up about knowing that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-luke-kennard-returns-11-million-contract">Luke Kennard was re-signing</a> with the Grizzlies, and he had a word to say to the fans who had any doubt about the sharpshooter returning.</p><p>Bane spoke with Grizzlies reporter Damichael Cole at a back-to-school supply giveaway event and said he had the <a href="https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2024/08/03/desmond-bane-memphis-grizzlies-zach-edey-luke-kennard/74637905007/" rel="noopener">inside scoop on the deal</a>.</p><p>“I’m looking at Twitter like, ‘these fools,’” Bane said to Cole.</p><p>Kennard and the Grizzlies agreed on a new one-year contract on July 31, after the team declined his $14.8 million team option. Kennard shot 48.3% from the three-point line with the Grizzlies since being traded to the team in February 2023,  and they’ll be looking for him to continue to shoot it at a high level.</p><h2><b>Desmond Bane is ready for the Memphis Grizzlies to bounce back this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Desmond-Bane.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Memphis Grizzlies had an unexpected downseason last year, with the injury bug hitting them heavily. Most of their key players were hurt, which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-out-6-weeks-in-brutal-injury-blow-for-ja-morant-less-memphis">also included Desmond Bane</a>. He dealt with a lumbar disk bulge in his back that kept him sidelined and eventually was shut down for the season. Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, Marcus Smart, Derrick Rose, and Zaire Williams were just a list of the players that were out for the Grizzlies last season due to injury.</p><p>In 42 games, Bane averaged a career-high 23.7 points and 5.5 assists, as he carried the load for the Grizzlies for most of last season with the number of players out. The upcoming season should be a lot different for the team if they all come in healthy, along with adding their latest draft pick, Zach Edey to the fold. Bane already has good things to say about the big man.</p><p>“I think it’s going to be a good fit,” Bane said to Cole. “Obviously we lost [Steven Adams]. He replaces a lot of things we lost with him and then some.”</p><p>The Grizzlies will also have another young player to look forward to, with GG Jackson coming on strong last season as well. Jackson played well in the NBA 2K25 Summer League, and he’ll be looking to carry that play over to his second year in the league. Of course, the biggest return to the team will be Ja Morant, who missed most of last season due to suspension and then got injured just weeks after returning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="et">Desmond Bane on GG Jackson‼️ <a href="https://t.co/twvY1jHx4F">pic.twitter.com/twvY1jHx4F</a></p><p>— NewEra12🥷🏾 (@NewEra12_) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewEra12_/status/1812939194261774413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When healthy, the Grizzlies have been an automatic playoff team, and they’ll be expected to make that same noise this season in the Western Conference. Last year showed that the conference has a lot of strong teams, but the Grizzlies have the talent to stay in the mix.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason Desmond Bane just referred to some fans as ‘fools’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-banes-injury-designation-vs-thunder-hints-return-after-lengthy-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies: Desmond Bane’s injury designation vs. Thunder hints at return after lengthy absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Grizzlies-news-Desmond-Bane_s-injury-designation-vs.-Thunder-hints-at-return-after-lengthy-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies: Desmond Bane’s injury designation vs. Thunder hints at return after lengthy absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-15T16:05:06-07:00">March 15th, 4:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-15T16:05:06-07:00">March 15th, 4:05pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>2023-24 has turned into somewhat of a lost season for head coach Taylor Jenkins and the Memphis Grizzlies. After struggling to stay afloat during the lengthy suspension of Ja Morant to open up the year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-nets-takedown-has-taylor-jenkins-15-wins-away-from-all-time-record" rel="noopener">Jenkins’ squad then</a> saw Morant go down with a season-ending injury only a few weeks after his return, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-brandon-clarke-massive-step-towards-injury-returns" rel="noopener">Grizzlies have also dealt</a> with a plethora of other injuries, including to sleeper All-Star candidate Desmond Bane, who has been out of the lineup since January 12 with a sprained ankle.</p><p>However, if the latest injury report is any indication, Bane could be nearing a return to the lineup. On Friday, the Grizzlies PR posted the team’s injury report for the team’s upcoming game vs the Oklahoma City Thunder. Noticeably present on the list was Bane, who has now been upgraded to questionable <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1768767346607325267" rel="noopener">for that matchup</a> with the left ankle sprain.</p><p>NBA insider Tim McMahon of ESPN noted that Desmond Bane “scrimmaged with Memphis’ G League team to prep for his return earlier this week,” per McMahon on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><p>At this point in this season, it’s at least worth wondering whether or not a return to the lineup for Bane would really accomplish much for the Grizzlies as it pertains to their current campaign. Although they haven’t yet been eliminated from contention, the Grizzlies have almost no chance of making it to any variation of the postseason unless they were to morph into the 2016 Golden State Warriors over their stretch run.</p><p>In any case, when Bane does return, it will surely be a sight for sore eyes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies: Desmond Bane’s injury designation vs. Thunder hints at return after lengthy absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-brandon-clarke-massive-step-towards-injury-returns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane, Brandon Clarke take massive step towards injury returns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-brandon-clarke-take-massive-step-towards-injury-returns.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane, Brandon Clarke take massive step towards injury returns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-13T12:51:27-07:00">March 13th, 12:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-13T12:51:55-07:00">March 13th, 12:51pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This has been a lost season for the Memphis Grizzlies, who find themselves 23-43 overall with over half of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morants-reaction-roster-turnover-injury-riddled-season" rel="noopener">roster on the injury report</a>. However, it appears as if Memphis will be getting some reinforcements to close out the year, with Desmond Bane and Brandon Clarke set to return from their injuries.</p><p>Both Bane and Clarke were <a href="https://x.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1767995645833453938?s=20" rel="noopener">assigned</a> to the Memphis Hustle in the NBA G League to participate in practice on Wednesday, a massive step in the right direction for both players.</p><p>Bane, who really broke out and was having an All-Star-like campaign at the start of the year, has not played since January 12 due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-out-6-weeks-in-brutal-injury-blow-for-ja-morant-less-memphis" rel="noopener">Grade 3 ankle sprain</a>. In a total of 37 games this season, the 25-year-old has averaged 24.4 points, 5.3 assists, and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting 47.4 percent from the floor and 38.4 percent from three-point range.</p><p>As a result of Ja Morant’s suspension to begin the year, Bane stepped up as the top option for the Grizzlies’ point of attack on offense. His 18.8 field goal attempts per game average ranks 18th in the league right now.</p><p>As for Clarke, he has not played in a game since March 3, 2023 of last season due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-suffers-devastating-injury-blow-amid-ja-morant-drama" rel="noopener">left Achilles tendon tear</a>. The 27-year-old big man has been well <a href="https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2024/03/12/desmond-bane-injury-update-memphis-grizzlies-brandon-clarke/72950268007/" rel="noopener">ahead of schedule</a> in his recovery process and is expected to be a focal point alongside Jaren Jackson Jr. in the Grizzlies’ frontcourt moving forward after they traded away veteran center Steven Adams.</p><p>“Really encouraged by all the signs he’s been showing,” head coach Taylor Jenkins said recently of Clarke, per Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “He’s on schedule. We’re hopeful sometime maybe at the end of the month he’s in a Grizzlies uniform.”</p><p>Although no clear date has been given for when both players will be returning from injury, the Grizzlies do expect Bane and Clarke to play in some capacity before the conclusion of the season in April.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane, Brandon Clarke take massive step towards injury returns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-memphis-releases-marcus-smart-desmond-bane-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies release encouraging Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Grizzlies_news_Memphis_releases_encouraging_Marcus_Smart_Desmond_Bane_injury_updates_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Grizzlies release encouraging Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-22T20:08:39-08:00">February 22nd, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-22T20:08:39-08:00">February 22nd, 8:08pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Head coach Taylor Jenkins and the Memphis Grizzlies are currently in the midst of what would seem to be a bit of a lost season. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-gg-jackson-admits-crying-after-open-gyms-ahead-of-eye-opening-rookie-season" rel="noopener">Grizzlies are currently</a> well outside of postseason position in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-taylor-jenkins-fined-after-nsfw-ref-rant" rel="noopener">Jenkins and his staff</a> have had to navigate several devastating injuries so far this year, including most notably to star point guard Ja Morant, who was lost for the season just a couple of weeks after returning from a suspension to open up the year.</p><p>However, it’s not all bad news for Memphis, as recently, the team announced that it <a href="https://twitter.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1760847143357632980" rel="noopener">is getting closer</a> to seeing the return of two starters who have also been out of the lineup.</p><p>Shooting guard Desmond Bane, who has been out of the lineup since January 12 with a Grade 3 Left ankle sprain, is progressing and expected to return in three to five weeks, per Grizzlies PR on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><p>Meanwhile, point guard Marcus Smart, who was injured on January 9 against the Dallas Mavericks, is also healing from his own finger injury and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.</p><p>With Morant officially out for the season, it’s objectively difficult to envision the Grizzlies making any legitimate postseason push even with Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart back in the lineup. However, Grizzlies fans will certainly want to see their team be as competitive as possible for the remainder of the year, and those efforts would be aided by their respective returns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies release encouraging Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-zach-kleiman-hints-extended-injury-absences-desmond-bane-marcus-smart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies GM hints at extended injury absences for Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart amid lost season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Memphis_GM_hints_at_extended_injury_absences_for_Desmond_Bane_Marcus_Smart_amid_lost_season.webp"></figure><h1>Grizzlies GM hints at extended injury absences for Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart amid lost season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-10T14:06:50-08:00">February 10th, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-10T14:06:50-08:00">February 10th, 2:06pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing. Go Titans, go Ducks, and go Kraken!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Memphis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-xavier-tillman-sends-fans-heartfelt-goodbye-celtics-trade" rel="noopener">Grizzlies have had it rough</a> this season as the roster just can’t stay healthy. There’s been some hope that Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart could come back from injury soon. But that optimism is flying out the window after the latest comments from general manager, Zach Kleiman.</p><p>Kleiman claims the Grizzlies are going to be “smart” when it comes to getting Bane and Smart <a href="https://grindcitymedia.com/2024/02/09/mikecheck-kleiman-charts-rosters-resurgent-path-ahead-as-grizzlies-pivot-amid-painful-season" rel="noopener">back in the lineup</a>, per Michael Wallace of Grind City Media. Although the hope is they’ll return after the NBA All-Star break, the Grizzlies general manager makes it sound like Bane and Smart may not return soon.</p><p>“Kleiman reiterated Friday that Bane (foot) and Smart (finger) are progressing through the initial stages of rehab and remain scheduled to be reevaluated sometime after next week’s NBA All-Star Break.”</p><p>‘We’ll be smart,’ Kleiman said of intentions that Bane and Smart could return at some point this season. ‘We’re going to make sure they’re in position to be fully healthy.'”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-rising-weapon-gg-jackson-ii-lands-4-year-contract" rel="noopener">The Grizzlies are</a> a bottom three team in the Western Conference. There was hope the season would turn around after Ja Morant came back from his 25 game suspension. But it was a short return as Morant fell to a season ending injury. Memphis is far behind the playoff race and considering Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart are still out, it might time to pull the plug on the season.</p><p>With that said, there is still a reason to be optimistic about this Grizzlies team. Ja Morant and everyone else should return to the lineup fully healthy. Additionally, Memphis will have great draft capital and have a chance to land a stud rookie to the roster. The future is still bright for this franchise. It’s just this season was a total disaster thanks to the injuries.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies GM hints at extended injury absences for Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart amid lost season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-memphis-make-scotty-pippen-jr-ja-morant-desmond-bane-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies make Scotty Pippen Jr. move amid Ja Morant, Desmond Bane injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Grizzlies_news_Memphis_makes_Scottie_Pippen_Jr._move_amid_Ja_Morant_Desmond_Bane_injuries.webp"></figure><h1>Grizzlies make Scotty Pippen Jr. move amid Ja Morant, Desmond Bane injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-16T17:07:29-08:00">January 16th, 5:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-16T22:55:39-08:00">January 16th, 10:55pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Memphis Grizzlies’ season is slowly slipping away from them. A lot of injuries have plagued the team which has prevented them from reaching their full potential. They were once a top-seeded team this time last year but all of that came crumbling down. Ja Morant had to face a suspension and then had season-ending surgery. Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane will also be out due to bodily ailments. Taylor Jenkins needs an extra boost and Scotty Pippen Jr. can be exactly that.</p><p>The Grizzlies are getting a new guard to fill up their <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1747353240331788795" rel="noopener">open roster spot</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-rave-review-of-flat-out-hooper-scotty-pippen-jr-will-please-fans" rel="noopener">Scotty Pippen Jr. is now part</a> of the Taylor Jenkins-led roster, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. He agreed to a two-way contract that would last for two years.</p><p>He is coming fresh off a stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. A decision was made to make him a free agent after having played six games with the purple and gold. On an average of 5.3 minutes played, he averaged 2.3 points along with 0.3 assists and 0.7 rebounds. There is still a lot left to be desired in his shooting. He only knocks down 33.3% of his field goals from both the two-point area and far out.</p><p>The biggest benefit here is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morants-hyped-reaction-to-gg-jackson-punishing-warriors" rel="noopener">the Grizzlies will be able</a> to give him more minutes than the Lakers. They are lacking in the guard position with the absences of Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Marcus Smart. If he is given the green light, there could be more opportunities for him to stay on the main roster.</p><h2><b>The Grizzlies’ injury bug</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Grizzlies-Jaren-Jackson-Jr.-on-brutal-injury-report-vs.-Warriors-on-MLK-Day.webp"></figure><p>This free-agency signing makes a lot of sense for the Grizzlies. They have not been able to find a stable rotation because of all the injuries plaguing them. Just recently, Jake LaRavia suffered a Grade 2 high left ankle sprain which may prevent him from playing in the next three weeks. Bane, their scoring machine, will also be re-evaluated in the next six weeks after nursing a left ankle sprain.</p><p>The most gut-wrenching injury was Morant’s right shoulder. He needed to have a season-ending surgery which means that they need a star. Their defensive specialist in Smart will also miss at least six weeks because of a severe right ring finger injury. Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke also have not returned to the roster along with Derrick Rose. Hopefully, Pippen can give the Grizzlies a much-needed boost.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies make Scotty Pippen Jr. move amid Ja Morant, Desmond Bane injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-out-6-weeks-in-brutal-injury-blow-for-ja-morant-less-memphis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Desmond Bane out for at least 6 weeks in brutal injury blow for Ja Morant-less Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-on-injury-report-for-nba-in-season-tournament-game-vs-suns.jpg"></figure><h1>Desmond Bane out for at least 6 weeks in brutal injury blow for Ja Morant-less Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-14T19:22:38-08:00">January 14th, 7:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-14T23:05:35-08:00">January 14th, 11:05pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a Senior Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In another major injury blow to the struggling Memphis Grizzlies, rising star wing Desmond Bane has been ruled out for at least the next month and half due to a recent ankle injury he sustained.</p><p>According to the statement released by the Grizzlies, Bane sustained a Grade 3 left ankle sprain during their January 12 game against the Los Angeles Clippers. As a result, he will need to be treated in the next six weeks before being re-evaluated again.</p><p>Making matters worse for Memphis, even forward Jake LaRavia will be sidelined for the next three weeks due to a Grade 2 high left ankle sprain.</p><p>Here’s the <a href="https://twitter.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1746728937961505163" rel="noopener">full statement</a> from the Grizzlies:</p><blockquote>“The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the following medical updates for wing Desmond Bane and forward Jake LaRavia. Bane has been diagnosed with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain, which he sustained during the third quarter of the January 12 game against the LA Clippers. He will be re-evaluated in six weeks.“LaRavia has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 high left ankle sprain, which he sustained during the first quarter of the January 13 game against the New York Knicks. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.”</blockquote><p>Desmond Bane’s absence is definitely a massive blow to the Grizzlies, especially with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-files-for-disabled-player-exception-in-the-wake-of-ja-morant-injury" rel="noopener">Ja Morant already out</a> for the season because of a shoulder injury that needed surgery. In Morant’s absence, Bane was expected to carry the offensive load for Memphis moving forward.</p><p>On the season, Bane is averaging 24.4 points and 5.3 assists, which are the best on the team for players who have played at least 20 games this 2023-24 season. He has been leading the Grizzlies to start the season when Morant was serving his suspension, and many expected him to keep the momentum going with the superstar guard out.</p><p>While it’s good news that Bane’s injury isn’t season-ending, missing him for over a month or possibly more doesn’t really bode well in the team’s desire to field a competitive team. They have already been dealing with plenty of injuries, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-jaren-jackson-jr-injury-ruled-out-vs-knicks" rel="noopener">Jaren Jackson Jr. even recently</a> sitting out their game against the New York Knicks because of a knee issue.</p><p>Hopefully, Bane will be able to heal quickly and return sooner rather than later. The Grizzlies need him to compete, and it’s just hard to see the team holding the fort and putting up a good fight without him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Desmond Bane out for at least 6 weeks in brutal injury blow for Ja Morant-less Grizzlies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-gets-lavish-praise-from-jason-kidd-after-shorthanded-win-over-mavericks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane gets lavish Jason Kidd praise after gutsy win vs. Mavericks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Grizzlies-Desmond-Bane-gets-lavish-Jason-Kidd-praise-after-gutsy-win-vs.-Mavericks.webp"></figure><h1>Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane gets lavish Jason Kidd praise after gutsy win vs. Mavericks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-09T23:28:17-08:00">January 9th, 11:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-09T23:28:17-08:00">January 9th, 11:28pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Big things were expected from Desmond Bane heading into the 2023-24 season, with Ja Morant starting the season on the sidelines due to a 25-game suspension. Upon Morant’s return, however, Bane has taken a bit of a backseat for the Memphis Grizzlies. But now, with Morant out for the season following a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ja-morant-injury-grizzlies-how-long-it-takes-for-nba-players-to-return-from-labrum-surgery" rel="noopener">season-ending shoulder injury</a>, Bane will have to return to his early-season form, and he did just that during Memphis’ huge 120-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>In 39 minutes of action, Bane dropped 32 points, nine rebounds, and four assists, flourishing in his role as the Grizzlies’ primary offensive option with both Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. out. The 25-year old sharpshooter didn’t exactly have the best shooting night. He missed 16 of his 27 attempts from the field (he made just two of his nine three-point attempts on the night), but even on nights where shots aren’t falling, superstars find a way to deliver.</p><p>Desmond Bane made it a point to get to the foul line; the Grizzlies star attacked the Mavericks defense that was without Dereck Lively II, and was rewarded for it with nine free-throw attempts (he made eight of them) — one shy of his season-high. Even Jason Kidd, who’s already all in on the Bane hype train, could <a href="https://twitter.com/MyMikeCheck/status/1744965847372759372" rel="noopener">do nothing but tip his cap</a> to someone who’s becoming one of the most lethal three-level scorers in the league.</p><p>“He was great tonight. He came out to show he could beat us by himself without Ja or Jaren. He was really good tonight,” Kidd said, per Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com.</p><p>Jason Kidd already referred to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-duplicates-feat-not-seen-since-mike-millers-2007-masterpiece" rel="noopener">Desmond Bane as an All-Star</a> prior to the game, added Wallace, so seeing that performance from the Grizzlies star only cemented what the Mavericks head coach already knew.</p><p>It will be tough for Bane to make the All-Star game, however, in a stacked Western Conference. The Grizzlies star is eligible as a backcourt player, so he’ll be competing with the likes of Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, De’Aaron Fox, and Kyrie Irving, among others for a nod.</p><p>But even if Bane ends up missing out, that should not take away from the fact that his play makes him an All-Star-caliber player nonetheless.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane gets lavish Jason Kidd praise after gutsy win vs. Mavericks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-desmond-bane-different-take-ja-morant-return-hope-memphis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies: Desmond Bane’s take on Ja Morant return proves there’s hope in Memphis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Desmond-Bane_s-_different_-take-on-Ja-Morant-return-proves-there_s-hope-in-Memphis.webp"></figure><h1>Grizzlies: Desmond Bane’s take on Ja Morant return proves there’s hope in Memphis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-20T05:57:37-08:00">December 20th, 5:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-20T05:57:37-08:00">December 20th, 5:57am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-clutch-genes-captured-eye-popping-stat-wild-ending-pelicans" rel="noopener">Ja Morant made his triumphant return</a> to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, dropping 34 points and hitting a buzzer-beating floater to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-game-winner-vs-pelicans" rel="noopener">beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-113</a>. It was a huge night for the struggling 7-19 Grizzlies, but now that they have their superstar back, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39151955/ja-morant-lifts-griz-34-points-buzzer-beater-return" rel="noopener">things feel “different,”</a> as Desmond Bane rightly put it.</p><p>“It felt different out there, having our guy back, our leader,” said Bane, per ESPN. “He does so much for us on the court, of course, but the spirit and the energy and all that that he plays with is infectious. … I ain’t surprised at all. I’ve seen him do a bunch of crazy things. I’m not going to say I was expecting something like this, but I knew he was going to be himself.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ja Morant. Game. <a href="https://t.co/NQXxi2XGFR">pic.twitter.com/NQXxi2XGFR</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1737307443057831936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And Morant doesn’t get much more himself than being the game’s leading scorer and hitting a game-winning shot at the buzzer. With its superstar finally back on the floor, Memphis is back and can now work on climbing out of the Western Conference basement where they currently reside in the No. 13 spot.</p><h2><b>A Ja Morant return for the ages</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Grizzlies-news-Ja-Morant-puts-booing-Pelicans-fans-in-place-with-absolutely-savage-burn.webp"></figure><p>After serving a 25-game suspension for waving a gun on an Instagram Live video in May, the Ja Morant return felt like a long time coming. The Grizzlies, who have struggled all season — after also losing center Steven Adams for the season to injury — finally looked like the team that has been in the NBA Playoffs the last three years.</p><p>And that is because of Morant.</p><p>In the Grizzlies-Pelicans game on Tuesday, Morant was nothing short of as advertised. He led his team in scoring with 34 points, which was also what New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram put up on the other side. Morant also added eight assists, six rebounds, and two steals. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 and Desmond Bane has 21 for the Grizzlies as well.</p><p>The biggest moment, though, was hitting the spinning, floating buzzer-beater in the lane to win the game for his team. That is the Morant that Memphis fans have come to love. And if he can keep his nose clean off the court, the Grizzlies have a chance to make some noise in the West again this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies: Desmond Bane’s take on Ja Morant return proves there’s hope in Memphis

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dillon Brooks’ Memphis Grizzlies tenure ended on a whimper, with the team basically scapegoating Brooks for their first-round exit against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA playoffs. There were even reports that stated that the Grizzlies will not be bringing Brooks back in free agency under any circumstance. However, on Friday night, in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-dillon-brooks-tribute-video-in-return-with-rockets" rel="noopener">first game back in FedEx Forum</a> since his offseason move to the Houston Rockets, Brooks had the last laugh — at the expense of former teammate Desmond Bane.</p><p>With around nine minutes left in what turned out to be a 103-96 win for the Rockets, Bane found himself defending Brooks in one possession. The Grizzlies guard had Brooks on lock, forcing a turnover. This got Bane hyped up, and in the heat of the moment, he went straight onto Brooks’ face and talked some smack, which <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1735859965062164778" rel="noopener">earned him a technical foul</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Desmond Bane gets T’d up after an exchange of words with former teammate Dillon Brooks 👀🍿<a href="https://t.co/JexPhBRcP1">pic.twitter.com/JexPhBRcP1</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1735859965062164778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>In such a close game, the struggling Grizzlies cannot afford to give up free points like Desmond Bane did in a tense moment. This is what Dillon Brooks wants; the Rockets wing pushes the referees’ limits with his antics, getting into the heads of his opponents in the process, and if the opposition reacts, then that, in and of itself, is a huge win for Brooks.</p><p>But on Friday night, Brooks wasn’t just an instigator. He looked like he is well worth the huge contract the Rockets gave him in free agency with a dynamic two-way performance. The 27-year old wing led the Rockets in scoring with 26 points, and on a night where just one Houston rotation player other than Brooks shot over 50 percent from the field (Tari Eason went 4-8), going 10-20 from the floor was a godsend.</p><p>With the Rockets’ win over the Grizzlies on Friday, they have moved to 13-9 on the season, looking like a gritty, defense-first team that’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-sends-defiant-message-haters-who-call-him-villain" rel="noopener">taking after Dillon Brooks’ identity</a>. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies have fallen to 6-18, looking rudderless without Brooks amid Ja Morant’s 25-game absence despite Desmond Bane’s best efforts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
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