{"id":243130,"date":"2025-10-27T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/243130\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:30:11","slug":"sources-grizzlies-adding-charles-bassey-via-hardship-exception-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/243130\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Grizzlies adding Charles Bassey via hardship exception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761528611_928_charania_shams.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6d9f7279-3a66-3472-976a-f052d9d47e6b\" data-clubhouse-type=\"contributor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/contributor\/shams-charania\" data-track-nav_layer=\"body\" data-track-nav_item=\"story:contributor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shams Charania<\/a>Oct 26, 2025, 08:20 PM ET<a data-behavior=\"copy_link\" data-social-tool=\"copy\" href=\"#\" data-social-type=\"content\" class=\"share-popup-link icon-font-before icon-chain-solid-before reactions-copy-link copy-link\" aria-label=\"Copy Link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761528611_770_check.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80.png\" alt=\"Copy Link\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a data-social-tool=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Sources%3A%20Grizzlies%20adding%20Charles%20Bassey%20via%20hardship%20exception&amp;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F46738767\" data-social-type=\"content\" class=\"share-popup-link icon-font-before icon-email-solid-before email social-clicks-email\" aria-label=\"Email\">Email<\/a><a data-social-tool=\"print\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/print?id=46738767\" data-social-type=\"content\" class=\"share-popup-link print icon-font-before icon-print-solid-before page-action\" aria-label=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Print<\/a>Open Extended Reactions<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"af5d4942-aeb5-2d07-2a8a-f70b54617e51\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/mem\/memphis-grizzlies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> are planning to sign center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4397886\/charles-bassey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Bassey<\/a> via the hardship exception, sources told ESPN on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies have <a data-player-guid=\"c3105754-89ce-5055-3b1b-61c45e7ce40a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4065733\/ty-jerome\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Jerome<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"3988c3e5-1081-3a70-9405-ac8d0df09972\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4431785\/scotty-pippen-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scotty Pippen Jr<\/a>., <a data-player-guid=\"ac9aa77d-dbe6-3064-8bef-208071246a63\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3906665\/brandon-clarke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Clarke<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"159a15e0-7565-3b64-8101-3ac93104fcc6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4600663\/zach-edey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Edey<\/a> sidelined for extended periods, clearing the way for a 10-day hardship signing.<\/p>\n<p>Bassey has played four NBA seasons with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8aef8547-32f5-0943-a1de-e734567674cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/sa\/san-antonio-spurs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ca1685ed-b799-53e4-7924-e58ea6eb8f3a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-76ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> and spent the past three years with the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Bassey, who will turn 25 on Tuesday, averaged 4.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in a strong preseason performance with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"15096a54-f015-c987-5ec8-55afedf6272f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/atl\/atlanta-hawks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shams CharaniaOct 26, 2025, 08:20 PM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended Reactions The Memphis Grizzlies are planning to sign center 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