The AM/DM podcast: Why’d we send two sports guys to Europe?
NBA fans are queuing up in front of the Uber Arena ahead of the NBA basketball game between Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Last week, the Memphis Grizzlies organization — the players, members of the front office, the entertainment team, the mascot — traveled to Europe to take on the Orlando Magic. Twice.
The first of the two NBA Global Games was in Berlin on Thursday, Jan. 15, and then the two teams — as part of an effort to popularize the NBA in Europe — moved to London for a game Sunday, Jan. 18.
And The Daily Memphian was there. We sent Grizzlies beat reporter Drew Hill and sports editor David Boyd along for the ride.
Today, Boyd tells us about the trip and being some of the only American media in the room as rumors swirled around a potential trade of Grizzlies star Ja Morant.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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