The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed in principle to the terms of a three-team trade with New Orleans and Philadelphia that will bring 76ers center Marreese Speights to the Grizzlies, according to sources with knowledge of the trade. The deal, on course to be completed later Wednesday, would send Memphis swingman Xavier Henry to the Hornets [...]
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Memphis Grizzlies PF Zach Randolph Out Up To Eight Weeks With Torn MCL
Memphis Grizzlies power forward Zach Randolph will miss up to eight weeks after an MRI revealed that he suffered a slight tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee, sources with knowledge of the situation told The Commercial Appeal. The injury will not require surgery and doctors will re-evaluate Randolph in two [...]
Grizzlies Trade PG Greivis Vasquez To New Orleans For SF Quincy Pondexter
The Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Hornets swapped second-year players on Saturday, allowing both teams to add depth at weak positions. For New Orleans, they picked up point guard Greivis Vasquez, who will provide them with a capable ball handler off the bench to backup Jarrett Jack. Vasquez gives the club size at 6-foot-6 in [...]
Sources: Grizzlies PF Darrell Arthur out for season with torn Achilles
UPDATE: The Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Arthur will miss the season after an MRI exam confirmed a torn right Achilles tendon. Memphis Grizzlies power forward Darrell Arthur left practice Sunday morning with what was believed to be a torn right Achilles and the fear is that he might be lost for the entire 2011-12 season, according to [...]
ESPY Nominee: Thunder-Grizzlies Western Conference Semifinals Game Four
Durant Matched His Number In Points; Westbrook Hit 40 The Western Conference Seminals’ triple-overtime Game 4 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies is up for an ESPY Award. The game produced a pair of thrilling three-point shots by Mike Conley and Greivis Vasquez to extend the contest into the first and second overtimes. [...]
Reason For Thunder’s Game Two Bounce Back: Players Only Meeting?
“Perk” Has Been There Done That Leave it up to the Big Hoss. “Perk did it,” Kevin Durant told Yahoo Sports, when responding to who engineered the players-only meeting. “He wanted us to do it, and everybody listens to Perk. The intimidation factor must make a difference. The experience counts, too. A shiny championship ring [...]


January 4th, 2012
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Home Teams Protect House In Game 2 With Superb Offensive Efforts
Durant’s A Bad, Bad Man Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies (8) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (4) 5/1: Game One–Grizzlies 114, THUNDER 101 (1-0, Memphis) 5/3: Game Two–THUNDER 111, Grizzlies 102 (1-1, Tie) There were a bunch of interesting stats from this game, but here’s the only important one: the Thunder shot 52.8% from the floor. No [...]