The Grizzlies have announced that Mike Conley will play Friday against the Kings, marking a much earlier return for the star point guard than Memphis previously had anticipated.Conley was expected to miss six weeks after suffering transverse process fractures in his lower back on Nov. 28, according to the projected timetable released by the team the next day.However, Conley recently resumed basketball activities and pushed to come back sooner. The team announced on its official Twitter account that Conley would be active and would play, but the veteran point guard told reporters that he still needed to be evaluated before the game.Tonight Ill be re-evaluated, Conley told reporters after going through shootaround. Hopefully, Ill have the opportunity to play. Well see.It is not the first extraordinary display of toughness from Conley, who played in the 2015 postseason despite a facial fracture.Memphis made two roster moves Thursday to clear the way for Conley to come back. The Grizzlies said veteran point guard Toney Douglas has been waived and rookie point guard Wade Baldwin IV has been re-assigned to the franchises D-League affiliate.Memphis also announced Thursday that rookie forward Deyonta Davis will miss up to eight weeks after tearing the plantar fascia in his left foot Tuesday night in a loss at Cleveland.Forward Chandler Parsons, who has been out since Nov. 19 due to a bone bruise in his left knee, and forward James Ennis, who has missed the past three weeks with a strained calf, have been ruled out for Fridays game.The Grizzlies fared surprisingly well without their star point guard, winning seven of the nine games that Conley has missed. Douglas played a key role in Memphis recent success, averaging 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 17.8 minutes in the seven games he played for the Grizzlies after the team used a roster spot created by the NBAs hardship rule to sign him.Conley was putting up the best numbers in his career before being injured when he collided with a Charlotte Hornets player after taking a charge. This past summer, Conley signed a five-year, $153 million deal -- the largest contract in NBA history -- to stay in Memphis.?He has averaged 19.2 points, a career high, and 5.7 assists in 17 games for the 18-9 Grizzlies.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Joel Przybilla Jersey . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Calvin Natt Jersey . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. https://www.cheapblazersonline.com/408i-greg-oden-jersey-blazers.html . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Larry Weinberg Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Lenny Wilkens Jersey . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. KINGMAN, Ariz. -- Authorities have released the names of four Chinese nationals who died when their van collided with a Dallas Cowboys staff bus along a northwestern Arizona highway.Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said Wednesday that the four were from the Guangdong province of China but couldnt immediately provide the cities where they lived.They say 52-year-old Guang Xiang Li was the male driver of the van, while the female passengers were 52-year-old Suiqing Ou, 52-year-old Sangqin Bi and 19-year-old Yuetong Li.dddddddddddd.The DPS says theyre related, but their relationships werent immediately clear.Authorities say the van failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign Sunday and the bus broadsided it.Nobody was injured on the bus headed to a preseason promotional stop in Las Vegas. No players were aboard. ' ' '