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Grizzlies Postgame: Conley, Gasol get offense into gear in win over Hawks

Rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. breaks out with big game off bench

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 20, 2018 1:13 AM CT | Published: October 20, 2018 12:50 AM CT
<p class="p1"><strong>Mike Conley (center), forward for the Memphis Grizzlies, high fives players after scoring a basket during the Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, season opener against the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum in Memphis.</strong> (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

Mike Conley (center), forward for the Memphis Grizzlies, high fives players after scoring a basket during the Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, season opener against the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum in Memphis. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

It’s a first-quarter timeout at the Grizzlies home opener and Grizz, the mascot, comes through the tunnel with something in his hands. It’s an infant in costume, a bear-cub cutie. Grizz carries his cub to midcourt, “Circle of Life” from The Lion King playing. He raises the little one above his head, toward the rafters. The crowd -- appropriately -- roars.

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Garrett Temple Jaren Jackson Jr. Marc Gasol Memphis Grizzlies Mike Conley

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