The Memphis Grizzlies shocked the basketball world on Friday when they suddenly fired head coach Taylor Jenkins. Shortly afterwards, the team reportedly decided on his temporary replacement.

The Memphis Grizzlies have been sliding down the Western Conference standings in recent weeks. Once firmly in the second seed, Memphis has since dropped to fifth, and now sits just two losses above the Play-In Tournament.

Yet, Friday, in a somewhat stunning move, the Grizzlies fired Jenkins — the winningest coach in franchise history — with nine games left in the regular season. The Grizzlies had lost five of ...

In a stunning move with just nine games left in the regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday announced coach Taylor Jenkins was fired. The timing of the move means the Grizzlies — who are ...

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 ...

Alex Kirschenbaum is a Newsweek reporter covering sports and entertainment content based in Los Angeles. He has in-depth knowledge of all things basketball, particularly the NBA and WNBA.