Grizzlies a source of holiday cheer for Little Rock Central basketball team
The coach surprised his players with Grizzlies tickets for Christmas. And when the team comes to town on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be history to remember.
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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The coach surprised his players with Grizzlies tickets for Christmas. And when the team comes to town on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be history to remember.
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Will the Grizzlies’ holidays be happy? We’ll see. A challenging three-game schedule starts when they face the Warriors on Thursday night, Dec. 23.
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When the Grizzlies forward is happy with the attention-grabbing choices, “he can be bubbly. It’s almost electric.”
In his first game back from his knee injury, Morant said “the remarks from the fans actually hurt.”
Ja Morant scored 16 points in his return, but the Memphis offense didn’t do enough to take care of business against one of the Western Conference’s worst teams.
The point guard could make his return on Monday night against Oklahoma City.
Over the last two seasons, Memphis has a 1-6 record in home games following trips to Phoenix, Utah or further West.
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Coach Taylor Jenkins would not set a firm date for a Ja Morant return, but said the point guard is ‘really close.’
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Alex Lomax once was the child receiving Christmas toys at a community center. Now he’s the one passing them out. “This means a lot to me, being from Memphis and being able to give back toys to the kids,” he said.
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Without Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., and with Steven Adams spraining his ankle midgame, the Grizzlies forged ahead with an unusual lineup. Calkins: A raucous celebration of Z-Bo — and Memphis Herrington: A Z-Bo Day notebook, as the Grizzlies raise No. 50 Related stories:
Dillon Brooks will return to the court for Memphis after missing the win over the Lakers on Thursday night.
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Dillon Brooks joined Ja Morant in health and safety protocol on Thursday night.
Dillon Brooks insisted that he’s not in a fashion battle with teammate Jaren Jackson Jr. But if he were, Brooks says he would win.
The Grizzlies have won five of their last six games without their best player. Can they keep it rolling and finish inside the top six in the Western Conference?