Desmond Bane shared what makes the Grizzlies work without Ja Morant and why fans saw some surprise dunks in a win over the Spurs.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (1) drives against Memphis Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane (22) and Jaylen Wells during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate ...

Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant didn't care that he dunked on Victor Wembanyama after being asked about it postgame.

That first time typically doesn't happen for coaches in games, but that was the case on Friday night when Jenkins watched 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama ... impressive.” Desmond Bane is another ...

(AP Photo/Darren Abate) San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (1) drives against Memphis Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane (22) and Jaylen Wells during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate ...

Desmond Bane scored 21 points ... Memphis attacked Spurs 7-foot-3 center Victor Wembanayma often and early. Morant hit a one-handed, fadeaway floater over Wembanyama for the game’s first basket. Later, Morant soared over Wembanyama for a one-handed ...

With 7-foot-3 Spurs center Victor Wembanyama standing right behind him under the ... Morant pushed the pace while Luke Kennard, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. were among the Grizzlies players who displayed what the team describes as a "road mentality ...

But neither Morant nor Wembanyama stopped. Morant kept charging right for the rim, where he ran into the 7-foot-3 star. Expertly, Morant rose up and threw down a wild one-handed dunk over an outstretched Wembanyama, which sent the Grizzlies bench into a tailspin.

On Wednesday night, with a little more than two minutes left to play between the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs, Ja Morant turned down a Desmond Bane screen, drove left, saw Victor Wembanyama rotating over from the far corner,

It took less than a second. Victor Wembanyama, lined up at center court across from the only player in the NBA taller than him per official measur

It was no surprise that Desmond Bane and a boastful Jaren Jackson Jr. helped the Grizzlies get the best of Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs twice in three nights. Memphis might have been without Ja ...

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (1) drives against Memphis Grizzlies' Desmond Bane (22) and Jaylen Wells during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday ...