The Golden State Warriors (43-31) and Memphis Grizzlies (44-31) are all set to square off from FedExForum in Memphis. The Grizzlies are coming off a double-digit loss against the Boston Celtics last night.

Gary Payton II sat on the Golden State Warriors bench, his eyes wandering from watching the game to into the stands. He turned to the baseline, scanning who was sitting courtside. Immediately, an outfit caught his eye.

The Rockets and Spurs jump out as teams with a young core that may be a veteran star away from being true contenders, while the Timberwolves might mean pairing Durant with Anthony Edwards. The Knicks would also offer him the opportunity to play in a major market and pursue a title alongside Jalen Brunson.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is under scrutiny for a gesture he made at the Golden State Warriors bench that could be construed as a person mimicking the shooting of a gun, late in the Warriors ’ 134-125 victory Tuesday.

The NBA is “looking into” Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s making “finger gun motions” at the Warriors bench during Tuesday night’s game, ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim McMahon reported Wednesday. Warriors guard Buddy Hield actually seemed to spark the incident when he made a gun-toting gesture toward the court from the Dubs bench during a free throw late in the fourth quarter.

On Tuesday against Memphis, Curry made a run at Klay Thompson’s NBA single-game record of 14 made 3s but fell two short of matching his former teammate in the Warriors’ 134-125 victory over the Grizzlies in an important Western Conference game.

The Warriors landed the opening haymaker with a 45-point first quarter. Steph Curry set the tone early, burying five 3-pointers in the opening frame for a red-hot 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field. However, Golden State's early 13-point lead wasn't enough, with Ja Morant and the Grizzlies striking back in the second quarter.

With the win, the Warriors took the season tiebreaker from the Grizzlies and, in turn, moved into the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference Standings. The Dubs already hold a tiebreaker over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are one game back of the Warriors in the loss column, but sit No. 7 – in the play-in tournament — in the West.

Ja Morant finished the loss by exchanging finger guns with Buddy Hield, which earned the opponents double-technicals. Morant also took a shot to the face during the game and had t