NBA

Johnson and McGee a go for tonight’s game against the Grizzlies

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3 years ago

April 1, 2022

Joshua

Johnson and McGee a go for tonight’s game against the Grizzlies

Per Monty Williams, coach of the Phoenix Suns, the Suns will be getting back two key players here tonight against Memphis. Cameron Johnson and JaVale McGee will be suiting up and will be playing as that is without doubt.

Johnson has been progressing to play in tonight’s game after being listed as doubtful in their last game, as it is nice to have him back. Suns have managed a pretty nice record (to say the least) while their forward was out 13 games.

Johnson has been out due to a quad contusion as he suffered the injury at the hands of the New York Knicks. Remember that game and kind of sportsmanship the Knicks had? Cameron Johnson got retribution and delivered the Suns on a beauty of a game-winner.

JaVale McGee is returning to the court after missing two games due to a non-COVID illness; Phoenix will now have Ayton, McGee, and Craig all in the rotation. Somewhat the normal ways of how they did things before things went funky.

Suns play the Grizzlies tonight at 5 PM AZ Time. Phoenix will be going for a single-season franchise record of numbers of wins, that will be 63 wins (if they win tonight).

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Brandon Clarke Avoids Knee Surgery

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3 days ago

April 1, 2025

Joshua

According to multiple reports, the Memphis Grizzlies will not have to see Brandon Clarke undergo surgery for his existing knee injury.

Memphis announced on Monday that Clarke received an injection in his knee to be able to avoid surgery, which is always the second option.

Despite suffering a high-grade PCL sprain on March 19th against the Portland Trail Blazers, the team expects him to be ready for next season.

In 64 games this season, the 28-year-old averaged 8.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 18.9 minutes per game.

CJ McCollum

Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum OUT For The Remainder Of Season

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3 days ago

April 1, 2025

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Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum OUT For The Remainder Of Season

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the New Orleans Pelicans, Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum have been shut down for the remainder of the season.

This season has gone very poorly for New Orleans due to majority of their players being injured throughout the season, which has caused them to drop to 14th in the Western Conference.

Williamson, who has recently been dealing with a back injury, only played 30 games this season. He’s only played in 214 career games in six seasons.

McCollum, who has been dealing with a foot contusion injury, only played in 57 games this season. This is a nine game drop off from last season.

With the Pelicans being 21-54, they saw no point in trying to rush their starting line players back onto the court. They will now look ahead to the offseason’s draft and free agency.

Grizzlies

Taylor Jenkins Was Expected To Be Fired In The Offseason

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4 days ago

March 31, 2025

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Taylor Jenkins Was Expected To Be Fired In The Offseason

According to multiple reports, there was a growing feeling around the league that Taylor Jenkins was going to be fired in the offseason.

The timing was very surprising, but the firing was not for many people associated with the NBA. In fact, it was almost expected he wouldn’t return for the next season.

Why the feeling was growing so much was due to Memphis overhauling his coaching staff and completely cutting him out for the future.

“The anticipation was they’d get bounced in the first round and he’d be fired,” said Tim MacMahon on Monday’s Hoop Collective Podcast. “That’s honestly been the anticipation since last summer. All season long. Like the odds of Taylor Jenkins coming back next year were very slim. But to be fired with nine games left in the season… a playoff team. Yeah, the timing was shocking.”

Jenkins was their head coach for six seasons before getting canned, he was hired back in 2019 to replace current Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff before they selected Ja Morant with the second overall pick.