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Grizzlies Owner Heisley Admits Thabeet Trade Could 'Come Back to Haunt Us'

Conventional basketball wisdom dictates you usually don't trade a 7-footer taken with the No. 2 pick just 1 ½ years after he's drafted. The Grizzlies did that at Thursday's trade deadline when center Hasheem Thabeet was sent to Houston in a deal that bought back to Memphis popular forward Shane Battier. It's true the 7-3...

O.J. Mayo Suspended 10 Games for Testing Positive for DHEA

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The NBA has suspended guard O.J. Mayo 10 games without pay for violating the league and union's anti-drug program with a positive test. The league announced the suspension Thursday for Mayo's positive test for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Mayo's suspension will start Friday night when the...

The Works: How to Think Like the Grizzlies' Front Office

In The Works today, looking at the big picture with Chris Bosh and Al Horford, why Josh Smith isn't on the block and the etiquette of talking trash But first, what happens when you cross the Memphis Grizzlies with the Pentagon Papers? Restricted Free Agency for Dummies The dust has settled on Memphis, the franchise...

Grizzlies' Michael Heisley Dismisses Contraction Talk, Excited About Conley

NBA commissioner David Stern doesn't believe fans in Memphis should be worried about talk of contraction. Neither does Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley. "No. 1, I don't think David Stern would do that,'' Heisley said in an interview with FanHouse on Tuesday about possible contraction. "And, No. 2, I think it's speculation....

The Works: Making Nic Batum Fit; Mike Conley's Coup

In The Works today, have fun, fun, fun with extensions: Mike Conley's unlikely deal, what the Al Horford deal means for the team, and why Arron Afflalo is right. But first, when did "bad fit" become a good excuse? It's the Players, Stupid Carmelo Anthony still may get traded, sooner or later. Yet some of the multi-team...

Michael Heisley News From the Web

05/19/12 Editorial: Griz on right course Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN As endings go, it was a bummer for the Grizzlies and their fans.
05/15/12 Defeat did not sour Grizzlies' owner Michael Heisley Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley braced himself for a wrecked season because of serious injuries at the start and having to recover on the fly.
03/29/12 Heisley ends talks with Oracle founder Ellison over... Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley reiterated today his doubt that the franchise will be sold anytime soon.
03/28/12 Is Memphis Major League? Source: Memphis Flyer - Memphis TN Now Memphis fans have to raise their game.
03/28/12 Magic Johnson's group to buy Dodgers Source: Memphis Business Journal - Memphis TN An investor group which includes NBA NBA Latest from The Business Journals Follow this company legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson will pay a record $2 billion for the Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Latest from The Business Journals Follow this company.