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Herrington: The 2024 draft was supposed to be terrible. It was great for the Grizzlies.
“The Grizzlies have been playing their basketball of late, and the three players leading the way have something unlikely in common.”
Chris Herrington
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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.
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December 2025
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Visual ArtsMemphis Movies This Week: Oscar contender ‘Hamnet’ and a super-sized ‘Kill Bill’
A potential Best Picture winner starring a Best Actress candidate comes to Memphis theaters. Plus, the Paradiso will be participating in a national IMAX “sneak preview” screening.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarters, Zach Edey as the new Yao Ming
The mailbag is mostly taking questions on the franchise’s five key figures: Tuomas Iisalo, Zach Kleiman, Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey, with a few extras sprinkled at the end.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: The Big Zamboni’s giant impact
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Zach Edey’s impact, the resurgence of Vince Williams Jr. and the vibes around the franchise after winning three of the last four games.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Stromile Swift was a blast but grounded by ‘Strotential’
The Stro Show started fewer than 100 games in his NBA career, never averaged a dozen points in a season, but still ranks in the top 20 in franchise history in points, rebounds, steals and blocks.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies winning streak ends with a familiar fourth quarter vs. Spurs
The Grizzlies, again, watched an opposing star guard shine while their three top on-ball guards watched from the bench in track suits.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Jonas Valanciunas had a big personality to match his big game
At his best, Jonas Valanciunas had a Zach Randolph game in a Marc Gasol package: a walking, talking Ga-Z-Bo.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step?
With Zach Edey’s return, the Memphis Grizzlies have overcome backcourt injuries to win with power. It’s not quite what head coach Tuomas Iisalo envisioned.
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November 2025
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Memphis Grizzlies Zach Edey overwhelms Kings as Grizzlies win third straight game
The Grizzlies’ second-year center scored a career-high 32 points and celebrated the end of the Thanksgiving weekend by gobbling up 17 rebounds.
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Zach Edey has career-high 32 points to lead Grizzlies past Kings
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Memphis Grizzlies Jackson, Edey lead big comeback in Grizzlies win over Clippers
The Grizzlies pulled away with a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey on the bench. But it was those two players who brought home the win.
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Visual Arts What’s at the movies this week? ‘A Knives Out Mystery,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ more
Also opening this week: “Zootopia 2” hits the big screen along with Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller.
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Memphis Grizzlies Clutch defense, Edey’s return mark Grizzlies overtime road win
Basketball is sometimes called a “game of runs,” and this one was that for 45 minutes.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies’ Zach Edey ‘questionable’ against New Orleans
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey left Monday’s game against Denver, but not due to injury.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: With stars out, Grizzlies supporting cast steadies the ship
Frontcourt fixes, backcourt fixes and writing about yapping. Chris Herrington addresses each of those topics in this week’s Grizzlies column.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies sign Kobe Bufkin
While the Memphis Grizzlies haven’t said so, it appears that Ja Morant will be out at least two more weeks with the right calf strain he suffered on Nov. 15 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies, Zach Edey control the boards for win in Dallas
While still playing on a minutes restriction in his fourth game back from offseason ankle surgery, Zach Edey had a double-double, with 12 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks in 26 minutes.
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Grizzlies’ Ja Morant, Mavs’ Klay Thompson exchange words after Grizzlies win
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies update status of guard Ty Jerome
Ty Jerome suffered what the Grizzlies labeled a “high-grade” right calf strain Oct. 17 in a preseason game against the Miami Heat.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: When will they win again?
Chris Herrington and guest Keith Parish discuss a chaotic week for the Grizzlies, with the loss of Ja Morant, the return of Zach Edey and the rough fourth-quarter play of Jaren Jackson Jr.
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The To-Do List Holiday event creep, plus a silent book club/disco and ‘Wicked’ good crafts
This week, a Tav Falco film gets the live-score treatment, “Romeo and Juliet” is re-told through a feminist lens and an art exhibition reinterprets the tarot.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Five takes on the Grizzlies ending a five-game losing streak
Zach Edey’s bully ball, GG Jackson II playing better than his box score and more observations on the Memphis Grizzlies’ blowout win over Sacramento.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: For 10 momentous playoff minutes, Darrell Arthur found basketball perfection
Some players pile up great moments throughout their career and some are remembered for rising up and just having one.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies collapse late in San Antonio, lose fifth straight
The Grizzlies had a 101-100 lead over the San Antonio Spurs with just over three minutes to play, but surrendered a game-ending 11-0 run.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Tav Falco
Chris Herrington says “Pulp Fiction” carries the thrill of a young director coming into his own, taking chances and pulling them off, discovering just how good he can be.
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Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant to miss time with calf injury
The star point guard left Saturday’s game in Cleveland with right calf soreness, seemingly the result of a collision with Cavs’ guard Sam Merrill, and did not return.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Zach Edey transformed the Grizzlies defense, but without a healthy point guard will it matter?
Amid drama and struggle, there’s some good stuff happening with the Grizzlies, the kind that can pay bigger dividends later if the team can ever keep a real guard or two on the floor. Here are three things Chris Herrington likes this week.
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