MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — GG Jackson doesn't think the Memphis Grizzlies are getting a fair shake from officials compared to other teams' stars such as the Houston Rockets' Kevin Durant.
After the Grizzlies lost to the Rockets 119-109 on Friday night, Jackson was critical of calls going in favor of Durant.
"KD can jab step and jab step and just jump up and down and your hand is right there," said Jackson, in his third season out of South Carolina. “(You) clearly see on the replay that nobody touched him.”
Durant, the 6-foot-10 forward in his 19th season, went to the line seven times while leading the Rockets with 25 points. He also added 10 assists and six rebounds.
The Rockets did go to the line 26 times compared to 18 for Memphis, but Jackson focused on Durant with his comments. He implied that the veteran gets the benefit of calls, while younger players pay the price.
“It's unbelievable how the refs can suck up to somebody,” Jackson said. “He's the GOAT, so I respect that, but as far as us other guys, we bust our (tails) like he does.”
There could have been some frustration bleeding into the comments from Jackson, usually a jovial guy who's likely to laugh and joke during interviews. But the Grizzlies lost their fifth straight and have only won once in their last 14 games. Jackson has earned more playing time as many of the Grizzlies' starters and rotation players are dealing with injuries, several of them done for the season.
Jackson is averaging 12 points a game and scored 14 in the loss to Houston.
At one point, when Jackson complained about calls, he said that Rockets reserve Tari Eason told the Memphis forward that he was not Durant.
“On this court, I'm the closest one to him,” Jackson said.
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Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 27, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II (45) shoots ahead of Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 27, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was released on bail Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said.
Christine Weiss, a spokesperson for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, said Woods, who was not injured in the crash, was released late Friday. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours in jail before he could post bail.
Woods had been traveling at “high speeds” on a residential road and after the crash showed “signs of impairment,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said, adding that investigators believe he had taken some kind of medication or drug. He described Woods as lethargic and said he agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test and was arrested.
Budensiek had said Woods was being held in jail but separate from others.
“He’s not going to be with other inmates that could hurt him or try to capitalize on what he did,” he said. “He’ll pay the price, but he’s not going to pay the price by getting punished in jail.”
It was the second time Woods has been arrested for a DUI not as a result of the influence of alcohol. He said he took a bad mix of painkillers when authorities found him in 2017 asleep behind the wheel of his car, the engine still running and its driver’s side damaged. Woods pleaded guilty then to reckless driving.
Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law is dating Woods, was asked about the golfer when he landed in Miami on Friday afternoon for an investment summit.
“I feel so badly. He’s got some difficulty,” Trump said. “Very close friend of mine. He’s an amazing person. Amazing man. But, some difficulty.”
The crash occurred just before 2 p.m. not far from where Woods lives on Jupiter Island.
Budensiek said Woods attempted to pass a pressure cleaner truck while driving on a two-lane road with a 30 mph (48 kph) speed limit. He said authorities could not determine how fast Woods was going.
The Land Rover swerved to avoid a collision as he was passing the truck but clipped the back end of the truck’s trailer, Budensiek said. Woods’ car then rolled onto its driver’s side.
The sheriff said Woods was “cooperative, but he's not trying to incriminate himself.” He said Woods has the right to refuse the urine test and that authorities “will never get definitive results with what he was impaired on.”
This was the fourth time Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries. Woods said later doctors considered amputation. He also previously sustained multiple injuries to his left knee and his back during his golf career.
Woods returned from multiple back surgeries to win the 2019 Masters for his 15th major. His 82 titles on the PGA Tour is tied for the career record with Sam Snead. Since that LA crash, he has played 11 tournaments without being closer than 16 shots to the winner the four times he was able to finish 72 holes.
Friday's arrest comes as Woods was trying to decide if he was fit enough to play the Masters, which starts April 9. He also was to be in Augusta, Georgia, on April 5 to unveil a golf course project with Masters chairman Fred Ridley.
Woods also was days away from what was described as a “soft deadline” to decide whether to be the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland.
Woods, 50, had been working his way back to golf from a seventh back surgery in September.
His last official tournament was the British Open in 2024. Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025 and that kept him off the course all season even before the back surgery. He managed to play in his indoor TGL golf league on Tuesday night.
He has remained deeply involved in PGA Tour affairs as chair of the Future Competition Committee that is restructuring the model of the tour.
This story has been updated to correct that Tiger Woods won his last Masters in 2019, not 2018.
Ferguson reported from Jacksonville, Florida. Associated Press writer Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu contributed.
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Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Sheriff's Office jail facility following his involvement in a car crash where he was arrested on a DUI charge on Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Sheriff's Office jail facility following his involvement in a car crash where he was arrested on a DUI charge on Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
This handout photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows Tiger Woods, in Stuart, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows skid marks near the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash which involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash which involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows skid marks near the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash which involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows skid marks near the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash which involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Tiger Woods of the Jupiter Links Golf Club plays his shot from the second tee the TGL finals golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri)
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri)
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri)
Tiger Woods of the Jupiter Links Golf Club plays a shot from a bunker on the eighth hole, during final day of TGL golf tournament, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
