Herrington: Morant returns to Memphis in good form and good spirit, but the big questions remain
“I’m sorry y’all wasn’t able to come to London, but I’m done with those questions,” Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) said about a potential trade Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Brandon Dill/AP)
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.
Morant was good on the court Wednesday and off of it. Does any of this have any impact on Morant’s future or that of the franchise?
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