The 35-page court order was filed late on Nov. 17, with Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal saying Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's authority to deploy the Guard is "not unfettered." The judge ruled that crime rates in Memphis were not a "grave emergency" or "disaster" that would allow Lee to send troops in his role as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks after suffering a grade 1 right calf strain. The injury occurred in the first quarter of the Grizzlies' 108-100 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers Nov. 15. Morant was off to a solid start before leaving the game with 6:01 left in the first quarter.