Basketball|History was made in the NBA.
Assistant coach Tuomas Iisalon42, represented by the Memphis Grizzlies took their sixth win of the season in the NBA by beating the Washington Wizards at home 128–104.
Chosen as the NBA’s best defensive player in the second season Jaren Jackson Jr scored 39 points for the Grizzlies. Memphis went into the match without their superstar And Morantiawho watched the game events from the side of the field with crutches in his hands.
Second-generation basketball player Scotty Pippen junior made league history in the match by grabbing a triple-double in a Grizzlies jersey (11 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists). According to Legion Hoops Pippen and his father, a former top player for the Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen are the first father-son duo to score a triple-double in the NBA.
of Memphis head coach Taylor Jenkins returned behind the Grizzlies’ bench in the game. Iisalo had handled the head coaching responsibility in Memphis’ previous match against the Los Angeles Lakers, when Jenkins was on the sidelines due to family reasons.