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Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant is expected to miss three to five weeks with a sprained left ankle, the Memphis Grizzlies said Tuesday.

The Memphis Grizzlies' first win of the NBA season was a costly one, as Rookie of the Year Ja Morant limped out with a sprained ankle in the first half of a 116-111 overtime triumph over the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets on Monday.

Memphis point guard Ja Morant, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, left Monday's game against the Brooklyn Nets in a wheelchair after what the Grizzlies later called a sprained left ankle.

There will be a new NBA champion and the Denver Nuggets extended their season following NBA playoff games Friday in Orlando.

The Toronto Raptors avoided a looming sweep and the Los Angeles Clippers flexed their might in NBA semifinal playoff games Thursday in Orlando.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was a runaway winner for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award announced Thursday, receiving 99 out of a possible 100 first-place votes.

The Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference play-in game Saturday in Orlando.

The Portland Trail Blazers booked an NBA playoff showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers with a scintillating 126-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday in a Western Conference play-in game.

The Portland Trailblazers eked out a thrilling 134-133 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Orlando Thursday to secure the No. 8 seed and barge into the play-in series in the Western Conference.

Damian Lillard scored 42 points and came up with a key late steal as the Portland Trail Blazers edged the Brooklyn Nets 134-133 on Thursday to keep their NBA playoff hopes alive.

The Phoenix Suns continued its winning ways as it notched its seventh straight victory at the expense of the Philadelphia 76ers 130-117 in Orlando Tuesday.

Damian Lillard exploded for 61 points on Tuesday as the Portland Trail Blazers roared towards a place in the NBA playoffs with a thrilling 134-131 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Devin Booker showed he is clutch as he nailed the winning basket in the Phoenix Suns' 117-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been ruled out of the remainder of the NBA season after suffering a knee injury, the team said Tuesday.