How The Grizzlies Are Thriving Without Ja Morant
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🗓️ 14 December 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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When Ja Morant went down in late November with a scary looking knee injury, it seemed like the Grizzlies season could be headed into a tailspin. Then, in the absence of their star, Memphis transformed into one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Today The Athletic's Joe Vardon tells us how a combination of drinking water, hibernation, and a strong defensive road map have propelled the Grizz to the top of the Western Conference.
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| 0:45.0 | Two and a half weeks ago, the Memphis Grizzlies franchise player, John Morant, went down with a pretty nasty knee injury. |
| 0:58.0 | But since then, to the surprise of many, the Grizzlies have been virtually unbeatable. |
| 1:05.0 | There he is! George Jackson, Jr. And a quick time off for the night person. This one is getting away for good. |
| 1:13.0 | Today, how Memphis has gone on a historic hot streak without their best player. |
| 1:18.0 | Thanks to some surprising heroes, some swarming defense, and a whole lot of H2O from Wondry and the Athletic, I'm under Skelto. |
| 1:26.0 | It's Tuesday, December 14th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:34.0 | Joe Vardin, welcome back to the show. |
| 1:36.0 | Oh, that was the hell of an intro. |
| 1:38.0 | So, Joe, you had a long time basketball reporter, but if I'm not mistaken, both you and your son are also big Cleveland Browns fans. |
| 1:45.0 | So, before we talk hoops, how was your experience watching the Browns take down the Ravens on Sunday afternoon? |
| 1:50.0 | Well, we enjoyed the first half, and then I think I fell asleep at half time, and he went off to go read. |
| 1:57.0 | And I woke up just the start of the third quarter, and it was a mess all the way until the end. |
| 2:02.0 | The Browns nearly blew like a 24 to three lead, and I'm yelling at the TV when they mess up the on-site kick, |
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