Calkins: Jenkins fires back at Golden State calling Memphis ‘dirty.’ And the series gets even more fun.
“I said what I said,” Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said when asked about his pushback to Warriors coach Steve Kerr calling Dillon Brooks’ play “dirty.” (Brandon Dill/AP file)
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Steve Kerr called Dillon Brooks’ play “dirty.” Taylor Jenkins was having none of it. An intense series is getting more so by the moment. Do we really have to wait until Saturday for Game 3?
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