When the Grizzlies announced Friday morning that they'd fired coach Taylor Jenkins, the NBA world had a pretty consistent reaction: shock. Memphis is tied for fourth in the western conference with only nine games left in the regular season, so the Grizzlies made this move while gearing up for a playoff run.

The Memphis Grizzlies stunningly announced they fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday after nearly six full seasons with the team. The Grizzlies will part ways with Jenkins following a 125-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, and with Memphis losing five of their last seven games.

The Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA world on Friday. With the playoffs right around the corner and the team currently holding a 44-29 record and the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference standings, the Grizzlies decided to fire head coach Taylor Jenkins.