The NBA trade deadline has passed and Ja Morant is still a Grizzly. ESPN’s Shams reports that several teams showed interest but none were willing to make a serious offer.
Memphis did, however, get a trade in before the deadline, sending the draft rights to Justinian Jessup to the 76ers. The Grizz get Eric Gordon and a 2032 second-round pick swap. Memphis also waived Georges Niang, who was part of the JJJ trade.
The Grizzlies have a 9:00 game tonight at Portland. TV: FanDuel Sports
The South Main Association will hold its first Social of 2026 at Tonica, 265 S. Front, Tuesday at 6 PM. Speakers will be new business owners:
- John Paul Gagliano, Tonica
- Kristen Cerda, Farm Market Co-op
- Shayne Diaz, Kuya
- Atlaf Ali, owner of the new South Main liquor store
Members’ first wine or beer is on SMA, with special drink prices after that. Tonica will serve small plates.
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony is live on Peacock at 1, or catch the encore on NBC tonight at 7.
Puppy Bowl XXIII is Sunday at 1 PM on Animal Planet. Meet the players
The Downtown Memphis Commission has a list of Valentine’s and Galentine’s events.
Indie Memphis Film Festival moves to South Main this year.
Tevin will host Karaoke of Love at Flyway Brewing tonight 7-10.
In other Flyway news, Alexis Jade and Carter Wenger will perform live there on the 10th and 24th of both February and March.
Memphis Filling Station will move its Sunday trivia to 2-4 this week so it’ll be over in time for the Super Bowl. Nacho specials all day.
Bardog has a new dessert – peanut butter cheesecake.
Wings will be back at Bardog for one day only this Sunday. They’ll also be slinging two specialty drinks: the Seattle Sea Breeze and the New England Gimlet. $25 buckets of Mich Ultra, Bud, Bud Light.
On Sunday for the game, Slider Inn Downtown will have $20 Mich Ultra buckets, $6 Lalo tequila and Old Dominick, and a fire pit raffle.
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