The Grizzlies signed Darius Miles to another 10-day contract on Friday after the league assured its teams that it would disregard any attempt by Portland owner Larry Miller to prevent them from doing so. Miller warned fellow owners via email that he would sue any team who signed Miles, believing that a team would sign him for the sole purpose of burdening Portland with his salary. Miller wanted to protect his team's ability to pursue free agents next offseason, when high profile players such as LeBron James will be available. In reality, the Blazers still would have had plenty of cap room even after taking on Miles' contract, so Miller's demand was unreasonable. Several league owners responded angrily to Miller's email, taking it as a personal threat.
The Grizzlies lost for the 11th time in their last 13 games last night as they fell to Toronto 103-82. The Grizzlies rallied from an early 13-point deficit to trail by only three at halftime, but they collapsed in the second half. They allowed the Raptors to shoot a season-high 57 percent.
