Ja Morant left the game and the Memphis Grizzlies were trying to hold off the New Orleans Pelicans in the third quarter of Friday's game at Smoothie King Center. Luckily for the Grizzlies, Morant isn't the only All-Star on their roster. Jaren Jackson Jr ...

Jaren Jackson Jr ... should operate as one of New Orleans' top options off the bench in the backcourt. 10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE High-scoring Grizzlies to face leaky Pelicans' defense next ...

All of New Orleans' injuries place them at a major disadvantage when trying to keep pace with Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Jaren Jackson Jr. Friday's matchup between the Pelicans and Grizzlies has some big names on the injury report, including star forward ...

Friday’s NBA schedule includes Jaren Jackson Jr.’s Memphis Grizzlies (21-10) taking the road to square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (5-26) at Smoothie King Center. The game

Taylor Jenkins' Grizzlies are sticking to their current minutes allocation gameplan according to Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

The Memphis Grizzlies (25-10) tipped off their five-game road trip by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans (5-26), 132-124, in their second straight wire-to-wire victory on Saturday at Smoothie King Center.

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans takes on Memphis looking to end its five-game home skid. The Pelicans are 0-5 against the rest of their division. New Orleans is 4-10 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 14.4 turnovers per game.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and Ja Morant had 25 before injuring his right shoulder and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 132-124 on Friday night.

They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Pelicans 104-88. If the Grizzlies keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 22-10 in no time. On the other hand, the Pelicans will have to make due with a 5-27 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant will have his shoulder evaluated after suffering an injury against the New Orleans Pelicans, per the