Calkins: Jaren Jackson Jr. makes a (not very) triumphant return
Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) shakes hands with guard Grayson Allen (3) on April 21 in the game against the Clippers in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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.
Jaren Jackson Jr. returned to play for the Grizzlies Wednesday night. That’s the good news. The bad news was the rest of the game.
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