Community Picks: Memphis Grizzlies 0% vs Houston Rockets 0%

Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets Thread

Team Tweets & News Articles

Watson was fired by the Phoenix Suns after an 0-3 start to the 2017-18 NBA season. The Suns suffered brutal losses of 48-points and 42-points to the Trail Blazers and Clippers, respectively. He finished in Phoenix with a 33-85 record and never really gained any forward momentum with the team since he took over for Hornacek in 2016. Watson is the first coach to be fired in the NBA in 533 days. And he was fired just three games into the season. A year ago, on May 7, the Memphis Grizzlies fired Dave Joerger. (He was hired immediately by the Sacramento Kings.) Now, 533 days later, Watson is the first coach to be ousted. That streak was virtually unprecedented in the modern 30-team league. It was Continue to Article

October 22, 2017 8:07:pm EST

NBA bad boy DeMarcus Cousins has been slapped with a $25,000 fine by the league after getting into a heated verbal exchange with a female fan during the New Orleans Pelicans season opener. The 2.11 metre (6-foot-11) forward was fined by the league's disciplinary officials for using "inappropriate language" during the Pelicans 103-91 loss Wednesday to the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis, Tennessee. "New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language towards a fan," league vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe said in a news release on Saturday. Continue to Article

October 21, 2017 5:18:pm EST

Lin ruptured a patella tendon in his right knee when he landed awkwardly during New Jersey's opening game of the season on Wednesday. The 29-year-old had surgery in New York on Friday, which the Nets deemed successful. "Lin will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season, but is expected to make a full recovery," the team said on its website. Continue to Article

October 20, 2017 2:30:pm EST

The Grizzlies are undefeated, having topped another playoff hopeful (Pelicans) in their season-opener. But things seem tenuous in Memphis. Not only is Chandler Parsons feuding with Grizzlies fans, JaMychal Green is hurt. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports Continue to Article

October 19, 2017 2:00:pm EST

Plenty of fans cheered, but as Parsons went 1-for-3, others still booed. Finally, Parsons stuck up for himself, saying, “They can boo me, they can sarcastically cheer me, they can do whatever they want. If Parsons didn’t understand Mavericks fans booing him after he left Dallas, he sure isn’t going to understand Grizzlies fans booing him while he’s still in Memphis. Continue to Article

October 19, 2017 1:00:pm EST

Add Your Comment

Previous Matchups: 2/14