Memphis had been trending in the wrong direction of late. With two-time All-Star Ja Morant on the shelf, the Grizzlies had dropped four of their last five games, and now sport a 44-29 record on the year with several tough contests remaining on their slate.

Jaren Jackson Jr., Zach Edey, and the Grizzlies are working to re-establish paint dominance before the NBA Playoffs begin.

Morant has battled injuries, including a series of shoulder issues, all year long and has appeared in only 43 of Memphis’ 73 games this season. The club has a 28-15 record in those contests and has gone just 16-14 when its star point guard is unavailable.

The Grizzlies organization, my teammates, especially Ja Morant, he has been helping me a lot. He’s my big brother, he teaches basketball skills, English…

A Reddit user talks about Ja Morant's "rough patch" this season. Credit: reddit/lacabloodclot9 "Morant has probably had one of the worst stretches of his young career since maybe his rookie year ...

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant came away from Sunday's game with the New Orleans Pelicans with 32 points, a 107-104 victory and what was almost the dunk of the year. 32 points, 6 dimes ...

The good news is that Memphis star Ja Morant said he would gladly pick up the bill for the rookie. Bane said he was planning to do the same. Morant added that Spencer is a "psycho" and he was not ...

Taylor Jenkins is the only coach Ja Morant has ever played under in the NBA. For the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 draft, 'It was a lot to process.'