As William Guillory of The Athletic tweets, head coach Taylor Jenkins initially told reporters that Jackson, who has missed the past five games due to an ankle sprain, would be a game-time decision. The big man went through his pregame warmups without any setbacks, clearing the way for him to return to action.

Memphis Grizzlies All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. left the game in the third quarter on Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz after taking an elbow to the face. Jackson was attempting to block a shot at the rim when he was hit with an incidental elbow and went to the locker room.

Despite being the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference and closing in on a fourth playoff appearance in five years, Taylor Jenkins is out as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. Grizzlies president of basketball operations Zach Kleiman announced on Friday that Jenkins has been fired.

The Memphis Grizzlies fired former coach Taylor Jenkins, despite the team approaching 50 victories with nine games left in the regular season.

While most may be content with a 44-29 record going into the playoffs, the Grizzlies had other plans. Friday morning, head coach Taylor Jenkins was fired in one of the most shocking transactions in the NBA this season.

The Memphis Grizzlies made a bold and, in some ways, bizarre decision on Friday. They are moving on from head coach Taylor Jenkins just three weeks before the start of the NBA pla

Jenkins was the fifth longest-tenured coach with his current club in the league, behind only San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Miami’s Erik Spoelstra, Golden State’s Steve Kerr, and Denver’s Michael Malon

Sitting at No. 5 in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies decided to dump Jenkins without immediately announcing an interim coach.