| Americans rout Iran to remain unbeaten at Worlds |
Wed Sep 1 14:22:30 2010 EST |
| the Americans, who bounced back from a narrow 70-68 victory over Brazil on Monday and improved to 4-0 to secure the top spot in Group B. The U.S. will conclude preliminary round play on Thursday against winless Tunisia. Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies led Iran with 19 points and Arsalan Kazemi of Rice University added 14. Iran took a 5-3 lead early in the contest and was within 12-10 late in the first, but the Americans answered with seven straight points and took a 19-13 edge to the sec |
| U.S. set to kick off Worlds |
Thu Aug 26 10:54:07 2010 EST |
| at the 2002 FIBA World Championships, gold at the 2004 Olympics and bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games. Spain, the defending world champion, is also toiling without its biggest name, Lakers power forward Pau Gasol. Pau's brother, Marc of the Memphis Grizzlies, highly-touted Minnesota draft pick Ricky Rubio and Portland sharp-shooter Rudy Fernandez are on hand, however, as the team hopes to build on its silver medal performance at the 2008 Olympics. Greece, meanwhile, figures to be much tougher w |
| Grizzlies sign G Law |
Thu Aug 5 18:13:58 2010 EST |
| Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard Acie Law on Thursday to an undisclosed contract. Law, who was the 11th overall pick in 2007 by Atlanta, has averaged 3.7 points and 1.6 assists in 137 career games with the Hawks, Warriors, Bobcats and Bulls. "Acie is a former lottery pick whose offensive skills, ability to drive the basketball, set up his teammates, work hard on the defensive end and excellent work ethic will all help to fortify our backcourt," said general mana |
| Lorenzen Wright's death ruled a homicide |
Thu Jul 29 19:23:07 2010 EST |
| munity that watched him grow throughout his playing career at Booker T. Washington High School, the University of Memphis and the NBA. "In his five seasons with the Grizzlies, Lorenzen played an integral role in guiding this franchise to three consecutive playoff appearances and was a member of the inaugural Memphis Grizzlies team in 2001. "On behalf of the entire Memphis Grizzlies organization, we would like to express our sincerest condolences to Lorenzen's family during this difficult time." |
| Body of missing Lorenzen Wright found |
Thu Jul 29 00:25:21 2010 EST |
| mmunity that watched him grow throughout his playing career at Booker T. Washington High School, the University of Memphis and the NBA. "In his five seasons with the Grizzlies, Lorenzen played an integral role in guiding this franchise to three consecutive playoff appearances and was a member of the inaugural Memphis Grizzlies team in 2001. "On behalf of the entire Memphis Grizzlies organization, we would like to express our sincerest condolences to Lorenzens family during this difficult time." |
| Memphis rookie Vasquez has ankle surgery |
Tue Jul 27 23:18:03 2010 EST |
| Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Greivis Vasquez underwent surgery on his right ankle Tuesday to remove a bone spur. Vasquez, who starred at the University of Maryland, had the procedure performed in Baltimore. He was injured while playing in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The 28th overall selection in June's draft, Vasquez averaged 19.6 points per game as a senior. |
| Grizzlies sign Tony Allen |
Wed Jul 14 11:57:05 2010 EST |
| Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies have announced the signing of guard Tony Allen to a multi-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, per team policy. It was earlier reported the contract would start at close to $3 million. Allen had spent his first six seasons in the league with Boston, winning an NBA championship in 2007-08. "We are pleased to add Tony Allen's veteran presence to our roster," said Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace. "He has become one of the |
| Mavs sign Dominique Jones |
Tue Jul 13 19:07:58 2010 EST |
| Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - The Dallas Mavericks signed Dominique Jones on Tuesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound guard was originally drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 25th overall pick in this year's draft. Dallas, though, acquired his rights from Memphis for cash considerations in a draft day trade. In three years at South Florida, Jones ranked fifth in career scoring (1,797 points), first in free throws attempted (615), and fifth in |
| Too Many NBA GM's Score Low Grades In FA Class |
Fri Jul 9 09:52:14 2010 EST |
| he Hawks. Grade: F GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: David Lee, 6 years, $80 million Golden State gave up a talented young player in Anthony Randolph in the sign- and-trade to get Lee, who puts up good numbers but doesn't really impact games. Grade: C MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES: Rudy Gay, 5 years, $81.6 million Memphis finished 40-42 and failed to make the playoffs with Gay last season, so why pay him superstar-type money? I know the Grizzlies would have faced a public relations nightmare to let Gay walk so soon a |
| Grizzlies officially bring back Gay |
Thu Jul 8 14:53:22 2010 EST |
| Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies signed forward Rudy Gay to a multi-year contract Thursday, officially ending his flirtation with free agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Memphis Commercial Appeal backed up earlier reports that revealed it is for five years and worth $82 million. "It's a great day for the Grizzlies franchise to re-sign Rudy," said Memphis general manager Chris Wallace. "Rudy has been a cornerstone of our team for the past four seasons and w |
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