24 Facts About Memphis Grizzlies

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Memphis Grizzlies are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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The Memphis Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division.

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The Grizzlies are currently the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the city of Memphis, and the only professional basketball team in the state of Tennessee.

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Vancouver Memphis Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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The nickname, "Memphis Grizzlies" was eventually selected, being a type of bear indigenous to British Columbia.

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The Memphis Grizzlies played their home games at General Motors Place for the entirety of their six seasons in Vancouver.

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The original Memphis Grizzlies franchise played in the semi-professional World Football League from 1974 to 1975.

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City of Memphis Grizzlies was previously represented by the Memphis Grizzlies Sounds of the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1975.

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Brown won the NBA Coach of the Year Award during the next season when the Memphis Grizzlies made the NBA playoffs for the first time in team history in 2004 as the sixth seed in the Western Conference in a drastic change from being perennially one of the worst teams in the NBA.

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At the time of his resignation, the Memphis Grizzlies had a losing record but West hired TNT analyst and former coach Mike Fratello to replace Brown.

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The Memphis Grizzlies' record improved and the team advanced to the post-season for the second consecutive season.

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However, the Memphis Grizzlies were swept out in the first round again, this time by the Phoenix Suns.

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Memphis Grizzlies only played three games before he left for "personal problems".

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14.

The Memphis Grizzlies achieved several firsts in franchise history during the 2011 NBA playoffs.

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15.

The Memphis Grizzlies acquired Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye from the Pistons and Ed Davis and a future second-round pick from the Raptors.

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The Memphis Grizzlies rebuilt their roster with a young core consisting of Morant, Clarke, Allen, Dillon Brooks, and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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In 2009, the Memphis Grizzlies released an alternate uniform with Beale Street blue as the base color.

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In 2017, the Memphis Grizzlies wore a black sleeved uniform as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

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19.

Memphis Grizzlies hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.

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20.

Memphis Grizzlies appear on television on the cable channel Bally Sports Southeast, owned and operated by Bally Sports.

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21.

Memphis Grizzlies was first introduced in 1995 when the team was in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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22.

The Memphis Grizzlies are the first team to draw an ejection on Clippers guard Chris Paul after he elbowed Marc Gasol in the ribs in the closing minutes of Game 6.

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23.

Memphis Grizzlies have a rivalry brewing with the Oklahoma City Thunder, dating back to when the teams were based in Vancouver and Seattle, respectively.

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The Memphis Grizzlies handled the Thunder in five games during the conference semifinals in 2013 before getting beaten by the San Antonio Spurs in the conference finals that same year.

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