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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The Memphis Grizzlies stunningly announced they fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday after nearly six full seasons with the team. The Grizzlies will part ways with Jenkins following a 125-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, and with Memphis losing five of their last seven games.

The Memphis Grizzlies have parted ways with their winningest coach, Taylor Jenkins, with the team struggling down the stretch and at risk of losing home-court advantage for the postseason

The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday despite the club's 44-29 record. The Grizzlies entered the day tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the fifth-best record in the Western Conference.

The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday after six seasons despite the club being on course to reach the NBA playoffs.

The Memphis Grizzlies made a bold and, in some ways, bizarre decision on Friday. They are moving on from head coach Taylor Jenkins just three weeks before the start of the NBA pla

Sitting at No. 5 in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies decided to dump Jenkins without immediately announcing an interim coach.

The Memphis Grizzlies have fired coach Taylor Jenkins, the team announced on Friday morning. Jenkins, the winningest coach in franchise history, spent six seasons with the Grizzlies. He was named the head coach during the summer of 2019,

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,

Returning home on Thursday, the Thunder faced the Memphis Grizzlies, a team they had beaten in seven straight meetings dating back to April 2023. After a tightly contested first half, OKC pulled away in the fourth quarter,

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night at Paycom Center.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA game from March 27, 2025 on ESPN.

The Thunder superstar led the way for his team, dropping 37 points without even hitting a single 3-point shot in the win. It was business as usual for the Thunder, who made franchise history in the process.

The Oklahoma City Thunder surprisingly enjoyed a 125-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Like taking a video game seriously, the former toyed with the latter until closing time sealed the result. Both squads took turns with the lead in the first half.

OG Anunoby scored 31 points and Mikal Bridges added 26 to lead the New York Knicks to a road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks 116-107 on Friday night.

NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory.

Julius Randle had 25 points, six rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 124-109 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night in Minneapolis.