Yuki Kawamura, Ja Morant and the rest of the Memphis Grizzlies were fired up after Luke Kennard displayed his dunking abilities during the team’s 132-120 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesda

The Memphis Grizzlies find themselves as one of the top teams in the NBA as the halfway point of the season passes. Despite All-Star guard Ja Morant being in and out of the lineup, they've been able to get great performances out of other players like Luke Kennard and Desmond Bane.

The Grizzlies (29-15) are entering this matchup winners of four straight. Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. are leading the play, and Luke Kennard is having his best stretch of the season over the past five games. Kennard finished with 23 points and made seven 3-pointers on Wednesday.

Morant (illness), who is questionable for Friday's game against New Orleans, was absent from Friday's morning shootaround, Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Morant's absence from shootaround bodes poorly for his status while he deals with an illness.

Kennard is not in the Grizzlies' starting lineup against the Jazz on Saturday. Kennard started against the Pelicans on Saturday due to the absence of Ja Morant (illness), and the former finished with 27 points,

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was added to the injury report on Friday morning. Morant is questionable to play against the New Orleans Pelicans due to an illness. Morant has missed 18 games this season while dealing with a string of injuries.

SAN ANTONIO — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is unlikely to play against the San Antonio ... Scotty Pippen Jr., Desmond Bane and Luke Kennard are among the players expected to work as primary ball handlers. Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies ...

He is one of the NBA’s best three-point shooters, a skill Luke Kennard put on display Wednesday night when the Grizzlies knocked off the Hornets inside FedExForum. The guy who owns the Grizzlies’ franchise record for most 3’s in a game with 10,

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Santi Aldama scored a career-high 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 140-112 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, handing the Spurs their largest losing margin of the season even with Ja Morant sidelined by a foot injury.

Despite All-Star guard Ja Morant being in and out of the lineup, they've been able to get great performances out of other players like Luke Kennard and Desmond Bane. After missing the team's last ...

The Grizzlies, who lead the league in scoring average at 123.6 points per game, overwhelmed the Pelicans with a strong second half despite missing two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant, who sat out ...

The NBA trade deadline is in eight days and Jimmy Butler is still a member of the Miami Heat.Despite multiple team-imposed suspensions (including a current indefinite one), the six-time All-Star appears to be no closer to finding a new home.