Stephen A. Smith urges Charles Barkley to ‘do better’ when criticizing him
"Why don’t you listen to the substance of what’s being said before you have a comment about it and really dissect it?"
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Charles Barkley calls out Stephen A. Smith for racializing LeBron James’ Memphis take
"Every loser in the world wants to be racist. And Stephen A. jumped in"
Brian Windhorst gleefully hypes up Jazz-Grizzlies: ‘The Tanking Super Bowl’
"I give you the Memphis Grizzlies versus the Utah Jazz, a game that nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to win."
LeBron James reacts to Memphis comment backlash: ‘People need to chill the hell out’
"There's two cities I do not like playing in right now. That's Milwaukee, and that's Memphis. What is your problem with that?"
Stephen A. Smith slams LeBron James for Memphis comments, despite making very similar points last year
"I wasn't dressed in shorts, lolligagging on the golf course with a bunch of peeps that don't look anything like the folks that reside in Memphis."
Stephen A. Smith urges NBA to consider Nashville over Seattle for expansion
"You wonder about Nashville, comparing that to Seattle, and wondering what kind of possibilities might happen."
Braves reportedly exploring multi-team RSN that could include Hawks, Grizzlies, and Predators
The Predators say they have not spoken with the Braves about joining their potential network.
Victor Wembanyama out for NBC’s flexed Spurs-Grizzlies game
Ja Morant will also miss Tuesday's matchup with a calf strain.
Carmelo Anthony tells Ja Morant ‘put your big boy pants on’
"You’re being tested again to see if you’re gonna fold or withstand the test of time"
Blake Griffin praised for ‘honest’ criticism of Ja Morant after ugly loss
"Godd*mn this is beautiful commentary from Blake Griffin."
Desmond Bane rebuts Stephen A. Smith calling Memphis unsafe: ‘All of that is just false’
"Yeah, it's got its rough parts, but that's how every city is. Not everybody grew up with everything under the sun."
Memphis Mayor Paul Young responds to Stephen A. Smith barbs: ‘Crime is down’
"We're not just talking change, we're delivering it."
Tennessee MAGA politician endorses Stephen A. Smith’s Memphis take
"This is a wake-up call for Memphis."
Stephen A. Smith uses Kash Patel to defend Memphis take on ESPN
"What are we talking about here?"
Bill Simmons felt safe in Memphis: ‘I power walked everywhere’
"That wasn't nice"
Stephen A. Smith responds to Ja Morant’s callout: ‘So this is what we’re doing now?’
"Would you prefer I go into detail about WTH has been going on in Memphis?"
Ja Morant calls out Stephen A. Smith for slandering Memphis
"Instead of focusing on the performances we seen...we say sumn negative about a city/team on a national level"
Stephen A. Smith claims NBA players don’t feel safe in Memphis
"There’s an element there where cats like Jimmy Butler and others don’t feel like it’s the safest environment"
Charles Barkley rips NBA for putting Nuggets-Clippers Game 3 on NBA TV
Charles Barkley was apoplectic over the NBA putting a non-competitive Grizzlies-Thunder series on TNT instead of Clippers-Nuggets.
NBA bets long term over short with Grizzlies-Thunder ABC pick
Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells called out ABC broadcast for zooming on teammate Zyon Pullin during conversation about him
During a conversation on Jaylen Wells' injury, the ABC broadcast saw two zoomed camera shots on teammate Zyon Pullin.
Marcus Morris praises the Grizzlies as ‘YNs’ on ‘First Take’
"I really like the Grizzlies. The YNs, they're really coming to play."
Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley call out ‘immature’ Ja Morant after hand grenade celebration
"Maybe he should leave the celebrations where people might die alone."
Ja Morant torched by Stan Van Gundy for ‘crying’
"Ja Morant spending way too much of the night crying...blaming his teammates, blaming the referees"
NBA on TNT had all the gun puns for Ja Morant highlight
Ja Morant and guns are in the headlines again, and this NBA on TNT highlight package probably didn't make Adam Silver feel good.