Calkins: Want to see Ja? Get the jab.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) brings the ball up the court against Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (22) during a Feb. 20, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian 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.
It’s a no-brainer to require proof of vaccination at FedExForum. And the Grizzlies and Tigers aren’t dumb.
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