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Opening tip: Grizzlies-Lakers Game 2
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at FedExForum.
Chris Herrington
Columnist
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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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Puppies, crystals, Lizzo and Little Richard
This week, shop for Memphis merch at the Choose901 spring market, celebrate Earth Day with Bodywerk DJs and rock out with Shinedown at FedExForum.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Dillon Brooks vs. LeBron James? The best game plan for the Grizzlies might not be so simple
Memphis has options heading into Game 3 of its first-round NBA playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Grizzlies Insider: David Roddy explains how Memphis finds unlikely heroes
In Franklin, Ohio, Luke Kennard is more than the player who once surpassed LeBron James
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: From G League to playoffs, Tillman ‘stays ready’
Xavier Tillman started five games in the G League this season. Barring the unexpected, he will start at least five playoff games this spring. One imagines no one else in the NBA, and certainly no one multiple seasons into his pro career, will be able to make such a claim.
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Memphis GrizzliesOpening tip: Grizzlies-Lakers Game 1
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in the first game of their playoff series Sunday, April 16.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: With Ja Morant a question and Anthony Davis dominating, Grizzlies face tough Game 2 test
If Ja Morant’s injury wasn’t the story of the outcome of Game 1, it’s still the lead story for the rest-of-series outlook.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis ‘disappointed,’ ‘p----- off,’ by Game 1 effort
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Chris Herrington Herrington: ‘Civility can be a cudgel, decorum a dodge’
Whether it’s denying Memphis funding as punishment for removing Confederate statues or attempting to punish Nashville for not hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention, these are proxies for a political divide between urban and rural communities.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Jaren Jackson Jr.'s big night couldn’t save Game 1, but was still big news for the Grizzlies
If most things went poorly for the Grizzlies in their 128-112 Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the one thing that went the most right has particular meaning for that future: Jaren Jackson Jr.’s game-high 31 points in more than 37 minutes.
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Music Shinedown’s Zach Myers has logged many nights at the Forum. Now he’ll get his own.
Zach Myers, lead guitarist for multi-platinum modern rock band Shinedown and Memphis Grizzlies season-ticket holder, will leave his usual perch in section 113 and instead take the stage at FedExForum Friday, April 21, finally playing the arena he’s visited countless times in the past.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Breaking down Grizzlies vs. Lakers
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington give their thoughts on the upcoming series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Porchfest, Storyfest and Shelby Forest Spring Fest
This week, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin are walking in Memphis (er, well, Germantown), MoSH offers a look behind the scenes and Wiseacre hosts a weird beer festival.
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Music Blame it on the Grizz: Lizzo concert date moves up two days due to NBA playoffs
Because of the NBA playoff scheduling, R&B star Lizzo’s date with Memphis will get a new one.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: The Lakers bring bigger stars to this series, the Grizzlies meet them with more
What will come? The tantalizing truth of a playoff series is that no one can know. But here are a few ways of thinking about it.
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Sound Bites Bog & Barley and cake — it always comes back to cake — on Sound Bites
Bog & Barley is all it’s cracked up to be. Jennifer and Chris talk about the new East Memphis restaurant on Sound Bites, and talk of Easter meals leads to talk of cakes — as many roads do.
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Memphis Grizzlies The best moments of the 2022-23 Grizzlies’ season: Nos. 25-1
As the Memphis Grizzlies prep for the playoffs, here is part two of a look back to the best moments from the 2022-23 season.
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The best moments of the 2022-23 Grizzlies' season: Nos. 50-26
Grizzlies Insider: Memphis fans vote Timberwolves, not Lakers, as preferred playoff opponent
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Preferred playoff opponent
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss end of the regular season and potential playoff matchups for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Memphis Grizzlies The best moments of the 2022-23 Grizzlies’ season: Nos. 50-26
Part 1 of the top moments from this year’s season.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Swing at the Shell, jazz at Crosstown and what to do for Easter
This week, Amy Dang blends South Asian sounds with contemporary pop, sci-fi fans gather at Midtown Con 2 and the Harlem Globetrotters bring basketball back to FedExForum.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Grizz head into the NBA playoffs
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss potential playoff opponents: Which team would be the best matchup for Memphis? And, is there a team the Grizzlies would like to avoid?
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Chris Herrington Herrington: With a week to go, there’s plenty of uncertainty for the Grizzlies
On Tuesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies will play their regular season homecourt finale against the Portland Trail Blazers before heading out on a season-concluding three-game road trip.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Jaren Jackson Jr.'s offense and All-NBA stakes
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Jaren Jackson Jr.’s rise in offensive production, the close All-NBA race among guards and how Luke Kennard quickly became a fan favorite in Memphis.
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Grizzlies Podcast Ranking potential Grizzlies playoff opponents
In this bonus Grizzlies Podcast, Chris Herrington welcomes back Matt Hrdlicka, who writes about the Grizzlies and more on his own Patreon page.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Campfire party, Journey and trail running films
This week, learn who’s not buried at Elmwood, see Van Duren at the Halloran and honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 55th anniversary of his death.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Halfcourt offense optimism, parade-route options
Chris Herrington picks the route of the best (theoretical) Ja Morant parade (inside his city). He answers that and other questions in this month’s Grizzlies Mailbag.
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Grizzlies Insider: Dillon Brooks says ‘no pressure’ as playoffs approach
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Morant ditches mask, shrugs off All-NBA concern
Ja Morant has taken off the mask, and says he’s not worried about the All-NBA team. “My mind is on continuing to win games, finish the regular season off strong and then get ready for the playoffs,”he said. “To start our journey to go win a ring.”
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