When the Grizzlies announced Friday morning that they'd fired coach Taylor Jenkins, the NBA world had a pretty consistent reaction: shock. Memphis is tied for fourth in the western conference with only nine games left in the regular season, so the Grizzlies made this move while gearing up for a playoff run.

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Jenkins served in various roles with the San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks before being named coach of the Grizzlies in June 2019. He made it to the Western Conference postseason three years in a row before injuries sidelined the streak in 2023-24.

For the Lakers, they could be without guard Austin Reaves, who is listed on the injury report as questionable with a right ankle sprain. Reaves played in Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls, finishing with 30 points,

Star guard Ja Morant has missed six consecutive games for the Memphis Grizzlies due to a hamstring injury, and it is clear that they are feeling his absence. Without Morant during this stretch, the Grizzlies went 2-4 and now own the No.

The Memphis Grizzlies are in action against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Follow along for live updates.