Karim Lopez offers Mexico, Memphis a shared fiesta
New Memphis Grizzlies player Karim Lopez during an introduction press conference on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
LAS VEGAS — Karim Lopez took his time to think about it. He glanced over the tented practice court set up inside the Resorts World Las Vegas Casino.
Then he cut a few seconds of empty silence with an honest response:
“That’s a great question,” the Memphis Grizzlies rookie said. “I really don’t know. I don’t think we’ll ever know.”
Lopez was asked whether he would have ever played basketball if not for his father, Jesús Hiram López, who played the game himself.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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