Brandon Clarke

SPOKANE, Wash. — Geno Crandall is currently playing basketball in England. Jeremy Jones is playing in Japan. Josh Perkins just returned from Turkey. No matter what though, they’ve kept tabs on their former teammate Brandon Clarke, as he lights up the most important basketball stage in the world this postseason.

Since relocating to Memphis in 2001, the Memphis Grizzlies franchise is most well-known for its ‘Grit and Grind’ era in the 2010s. The no-nonsense group, led by the hard-nosed duo of Tony Allen and Zach Randolph, welcomed opponents to ‘The Grindhouse,’ imposing their will with the NBA’s version of a ground and pound style of game. This era netted the organization seven straight playoff appearances between 2010-2017, by far the most successful stretch in franchise history.

Clarke accumulated four points (1-4 FG, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one steal across 17 minutes during Saturday's 142-112 loss to Golden State. Clarke posted his worst playoff stat line in the loss, and it marked his worst performance since early April. It was widely thought that Clarke would play a more significant role amid Dillon Brooks' (suspension) absence, but he only played 17 minutes and sank only one shot during blowout.

Dillon Brooks has officially been suspended for Game 3 due to his Flagrant 2 foul on Gary Payton II, and there's no doubt that this is a blow to the Memphis Grizzlies. Dillon Brooks is an elite perimeter defender and can provide some supplementary scoring for the team. There's no...

Dillon Brooks was suspended for his hard foul on Gary Payton II in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, sparking debate over. whether the punishment was too harsh. At least one of Brooks’ Memphis Grizzlies teammates seems to think the suspension might just be justified. Grizzlies forward Brandon...

Andrew Wiggins Posterizes Brandon Clarke With Crazy Dunk Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies NBA Highlights via House of Highlights/YT

Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins talked trash to Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke after posterizing him with a huge, two-handed slam in Game 2.

Draymond Green was ejected for a questionable flagrant 2 foul on Sunday afternoon, in the first half of Game 1 of the Warriors’ 117-116 in over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors were stunned, and Green, who promptly recorded a postgame podcast, said he was surprised it was considered a flagrant at all, but would have understood if it was a flagrant 1. He, and other NBA players, like Trae Young and Damian Lillard, said it wouldn’t have been called if it wasn’t Green.

Draymond Green has a track record of getting banned from playoff games at the worst possible times. His infamous Game 5 suspension during the 2016 NBA Finals helped launch Cleveland's legendary comeback from a 3-1 deficit to win the championship. In the latest incident, Green was ejected from the Golden State Warriors' Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Not for the first time, Draymond Green has gotten himself into hot water in the playoffs. Green was ejected from Game 1 of the Warriors-Grizzlies series after dragging Brandon Clarke to the floor by his jersey as Clarke went up to the basket. The ejection appeared to stun the Warriors bench, which assumed Green would get a Flagrant 1. According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Stephen Curry told referees: “That’s f——g crazy,” after they ejected Green. Green’s reaction was to run around the FedEx Forum court, asking fans to bring it on before he went up the tunnel. That was the capper to a first...

Draymond Green is who we thought he was … at least as far as Brandon Clarke is concerned. The Memphis Grizzlies big man Clarke was on the receiving end of a flagrant foul from Green during Sunday’s Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors. Clarke was going up for a layup when Green smacked him across the face with a right hand and pulled Clarke down by the jersey with a left hand (video here). Green was ultimately assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is no stranger to flagrant foul calls, ejections and controversy. The four-time All-Star was again in the spotlight for a contentious play during the Dubs' Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday, after he was assessed a flagrant 2 foul for a takedown of Grizzlies power forward Brandon Clarke.

Brandon Clarke has an interesting response following Draymond Green's ejection

Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green was ejected late in the second quarter of his team’s NBA Playoff matchup

The Memphis forward brought up Green’s history of flagrant fouls.