Calkins: Why, Dillon, why? On a crushing ending to a crushing day.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) takes a 3-point shot over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, left, on May 9, 2022. He took a lot of shots, and missed most of them. (Tony Avelar/AP)
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.
What was Dillon Brooks thinking? Why did he take that shot? The Grizzlies had the win right there for the taking. On a very hard ending to a very hard day.
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