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á The Los Angeles Clippers' television broadcast team was suspended for one game because of on-air comments made about Memphis Grizzlies' center HamedáHaddadi. Longtime Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler and broadcast analyst Michael Smith were pulled from the Clippers' game last Friday against Denver.áBecause the Clippers' feed was not seen in Memphis, the comments about the Iranian-born player did not get a lot of attention and became a footnote in a 106-91 Grizzlies ...

á I was listening to one of the talking heads on ESPN talk about the NBA the other day. They were talking about Mike Brown, the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The talking head said that the one thing Brown did was to bring a culture of defense and rebounding to the franchise. That phrase struck a cord with me. I immediately thought about the 1-6 Memphis Grizzlies, the second-worst team in ...

Is the Allen Iverson Experiment over? The Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported on their web site that Iverson asked to leave the team for personal reasons. The Grizzlies granted his request. Memphis (1-5) plays the Los Angeles Clippers later tonight in Los Angeles. Iverson has come off the bench in three games this season. He scored eight points in 21 minutes on Friday night in a 114-98 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples ...

Memphis used a big fourth quarter to speed past the Toronto Raptors, 115-108 at FedEx Forum Friday night. The Grizzlies (1-1) bounced back from a blowout loss to Detroit on Wednesday with a 39-point fourth quarter and a strong game by their front court. Forward Zach Randolph scored 30 points to lead six Grizzlies in double figures. Center Marc Gasol added 19 points for Memphis. O.J. Mayo had 18 points and ...

á The new-look 2009 Memphis Grizzlies showed a lot of the same weaknesses as teams in the past. á Memphis had 17,000 fans fill FedEx Forum Wednesday night for the 2009 season opening 96-74 loss to the Detroit Pistons (1-0). They saw two glaring holes that must be filled for this team to gain respectability: bench depth and defense. á Preseason injuries did hurt the Grizzlies (0-1) and forced the team to go deeper into ...

The 2009 Memphis Grizzlies will be one of the most interesting stories in the NBA. With new additions Allen Iverson, Zach Randolph and the second-overall pickáHasheem Thabeet, the team have improved. But will that increase in scoring and talent lead to more wins and (dare I say it) a spot in the playoffs? As the season is about to begin, let's ask four questions and made four predictions about the new ...