Now that he’s got his running mate on the Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant, back this season, former Spartan Jaren Jackson Jr. is getting back to his old ways. After a strong week, Jackson Jr. has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week.

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) handles the ball as Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) defends during the third quarter at FedExForum. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Even in defeat, the Charlotte Hornets still had one positive ...

Memphis Grizzlies forward-center Jaren Jackson Jr. and Toronto Raptors guard-forward Scottie Barnes have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week,

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. continues to stack up the awards. This time, he's adding a new one. Jackson was named the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time ...

Could the pending returns of Vince Williams Jr. and Marcus Smart combined ... The development of those players has taken the pressure off Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ja Morant. Jackson is shooting ...

Charlotte Mark Williams – 38 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists 14-18 FG Career-high in PTS LaMelo Ball – 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists Top Performers – Memphis Desmond Bane – 24 points, 8 assists Luke Kennard – 23 points,

Memphis, Tenn. – The NBA today announced that Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 20 ...

Ja Morant is widely regarded as one of the most must-see young stars in the entire NBA. Before suspensions (and perhaps even after them still), he was regarded as the next “face” of American basketball.

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball is out for at least one week after MRI results confirmed he sustained a left ankle sprain in the loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, the team announced Wednesday.

The new tiger cub at Disney’s Animal Kingdom made an adorable debut today, Disney filed 15 notices of commencement for various projects around Walt Disney World, and Magic Key Holders at Disneyland are getting Multi Pass discounts. All this and more in ...

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Ty Jerome scored a career-high 33 points on 8-of-8 3-point shooting for Cleveland, which has lost back-to-back games for just the second time this season. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 37 points, while Darius Garland pitched in with 26 points and seven assists.