NBA May 15, 2022
NBA playoff exit leaves young Grizzlies 'motivated' for more
Dillon Brooks vowed the franchise that won 56 regular-season games to earn the second seed in the Western Conference would especially have the Warriors in their sights.
NBA May 11, 2022
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant doubtful for remainder of postseason
Morant injured the knee in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the Grizzlies' Western Conference semifinal clash with Golden State on Saturday in a play involving Warriors guard Jordan Poole.
Basketball / NBA May 9, 2022
Grizzlies and Warriors prepare for Game 4 with tensions running high
"(Morant is) like Wolverine out there," Melton said. "He could be limping one day, the next day be fine. He's a warrior.
Basketball / NBA May 2, 2022
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks over Celtics in NBA playoffs
Antetokounmpo was able to lift the Bucks despite Milwaukee playing without forward Khris Middleton due to a sprained left knee ligament.
NBA Dec 5, 2021
Desmond Bane made 12 of 20 shots and added nine rebounds for the Grizzlies, who overcame a depleted lineup to extend their season-high winning streak to four games.
Basketball / NBA Dec 3, 2021
The previous NBA record for largest margin of victory was 68, by Cleveland over Miami, on Dec. 17, 1991.
Basketball / NBA Aug 19, 2020
Yuta Watanabe has mixed feelings over 2019-20 season
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The 25-year-old described the 2019-20 season as a campaign where he grew to a degree.
Basketball Feb 11, 2020
Hustle's Yuta Watanabe named to Midseason All-NBA G League team
Yuta Watanabe was selected to the 2019-20 Midseason All-NBA G League's Western Conference team in recognition of his overall performance in the first half of the season, the league announced on Monday. Watanabe, who is on a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, has played ...
Basketball / NBA Sep 11, 2019
Yuta Watanabe shifts focus to upcoming NBA season
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Just over 14, 15 hours after his return from China, Yuta Watanabe was back at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, where the Japan men’s national team had landed on its return from the FIBA World Cup the previous night. And he was already "in an ...
Basketball / NBA Aug 13, 2019
Wizards slated to begin NBA season at Dallas on Oct. 23
by Ed Odeven
Rookie forward Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are scheduled to play a trio of road games to begin the 2019-20 NBA campaign, it was announced as the league unveiled its regular-season schedule on Monday. Washington faces the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 23, followed by ...
Basketball / NBA Jul 26, 2019
Yuta Watanabe encourages youth to pursue basketball dreams
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Memphis Grizzlies two-way signing Yuta Watanabe is one of the star players that Japanese children gaze at dreamily. While growing up in Kagawa Prefecture, Watanabe admired Yuta Tabuse, who became the first Japanese player in the NBA during the 2004-05 season. Speaking in front of about ...
Basketball / NBA Apr 24, 2019
Yuta Watanabe not distracted by rising profile in Japan
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Yuta Watanabe has certainly become a basketball celebrity in Japan, having become the second-ever player from the country to play in the NBA this season. But the youngster's celebrity seems to keep growing. Since Watanabe, who signed a two-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies in July, ...