Calkins: They’re not going to rook them! (The Grizzlies catch a break as the NBA returns)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is defended by Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox during a game on Feb. 28 at FedExForum in Memphis. NBA owners voted 29-1 on Thursday, June 4, to bring back 22 teams – including the Grizzlies – to finish the season at the Walt Disney World Resort. (Nikki Boertman/Associated Press file)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
The NBA is returning! And in a truly shocking development, the Memphis Grizzlies were not hosed by the back-to-basketball plan.
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