Herrington: After a Christmas comeuppance, Grizzlies face questions
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts after a foul call in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Oct. 27, 2022. The Grizzlies return home Tuesday, Dec. 27, with some questions they need to answer. (AP File Photo/José Luis Villegas)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
The Grizzlies got whole over Christmas, putting their starting five together for the first time since April. It should have been the week the Grizzlies found their answer. Instead, they bring this full team home with more questions.
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