Memphis Grizzlies
Herrington: One week back, Dillon Brooks is passing the audition
“Even with some wayward two-point shooting, the Brooks that returned this week is the kind of player the Grizzlies need.”
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.
There are 1829 articles by Chris Herrington :
-
October 2022
-
Premium
Memphis Grizzlies -
Arts & Culture Jerry Lee Lewis dead at 87
One of the original wild men of rock-and-roll, who simultaneously conquered the country and R&B charts in 1957, is no more, per The Associated Press.
-
Memphis Grizzlies Desmond Bane, booming bench lead Grizzlies to commanding win
With a 125-110 win, the Grizzlies moved to 4-1 on the season, the Kings to 0-4 and the Grizzlies’ recent dominance in the matchup continued.
Related story:
Grizzlies Insider: Tinkering continues for Taylor Jenkins without Ziaire Williams
-
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Running out of words to describe Ja Morant
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Ja Morant’s historic start for the Memphis Grizzlies. Morant is averaging 35.3 points through the first four games of the season.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Bane breaks through, Morant takes flight as two MVPs watch what may be a future one
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving put on quite a show for the Brooklyn Nets, but Ja Morant and Desmond Bane put on a better one for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Related stories:
Grizzlies outwit Brooklyn Nets in star-studded victory
Box score: Grizzlies 134, Nets 124 -
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies-Nets showcases the value of ‘vibes’
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets provide case studies in the importance of vibes to a team’s success. Also, four things Chris Herrington liked about the Grizzlies this week.
-
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Opening night reaction with Yahoo’s Dan Devine
Devine joins Chris Herrington in the first of a series of new season-long bonus Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcasts, where we’ll be talking Grizzlies, NBA hoops and more with basketball buddies from beyond our newsroom.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Ja Morant’s team-player takeover and three more things that mattered in the Grizzlies opener
A breakdown of last night’s season opener against the Knicks. From Morant’s team-player takeover to how Aldama can bring the offense.
Related story:
-
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Annual season predictions!
In the annual season predictions podcast, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington guess the Grizzlies’ win total, an MVP winner and more.
-
Visual Arts From Ernest Withers to John Shaft: A viewer’s guide to the Indie Memphis Film Festival
As Indie Memphis marks its 25th year, Chris Herrington has the festival’s highlights, including two movies about Memphis icons and several notable features making their local debut.
-
Premium
The Early WordThe Early Word: A déjà vu of a downer for Tiger football, and state examines local air issues
Overton Park is getting “Zen” and Memphis is getting ready for basketball, as the Tigers threw a block party and the Grizzlies prepped their roster for the season ahead ... and beyond.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: With Grizzlies back, anything is possible and all the pieces matter
Where does enhanced competition leave the still-young Grizzlies? In it. In the thick of the battle, and that’s a great place to be.
-
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Final preseason takeaways
Chris Herrington and Drew Hill discuss what they liked from the preseason and the Grizzlies’ biggest concerns heading into the home opener on Wednesday against the Knicks.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: NBA preview, with notes and predictions for every team
Chris Herrington offers his fast thoughts and record forecast for all 30 NBA teams. And, he predicts which teams from the East and West advance to the playoffs.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Jaren Jackson Jr.’s absence could be instructive for Grizzlies
Will the Grizzlies be able to play high-level defense without Jackson? Can they construct a rotation without miring themselves in unworkable combinations?
-
The To-Do List The To-Do List: Wattstax, Weird Al, ‘Pretty Woman’ and Nasty Women
This week, original members of The 24-Carat Black stop at Stax, the Broad Avenue Arts District gets a “Paint Memphis” makeover and soul legend Mavis Staples plays GPAC.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Finding a better balance of Desmond Bane, Dillon Brooks key for Grizzlies
Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks have potential to be the best wing duo in franchise history.
-
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Santi Aldama’s preseason and GM surveys
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington break down the Grizzlies’ first two preseason games and the results from the NBA GM survey.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizz vets are elite in the locker room, and pretty good on the court too
The team’s three most experienced players are elite “culture” guys, and two of them are also coming off what, in some ways, are career seasons.
-
Music Herrington: At Mempho, a rousing primer on Black roots music
In Memphis, the idea that blues, gospel and soul are as equally “Americana” is a notion as natural as breathing. And this weekend Black roots music, in various forms, made up half of Mempho’s 18 performance slots.
-
Memphis Grizzlies Aldama, rookies lead late comeback as Grizzlies win preseason debut
With the team’s stars sitting, second-year forward Santi Aldama and a large rookie class led the Grizzlies to a comeback win in their preseason debut in Milwaukee.
Related story:
-
Memphis Grizzlies Steven Adams, Grizzlies agree to contract extension
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a two-year, $25.2 million extension with starting center Steven Adams.
-
-
September 2022
-
The To-Do List The To-Do List: Giant bubbles, spooky films and Lil Buck
This week, the Fogelman Galleries feature a frankd robinson retrospective, Mempho returns with Widespread Panic and metal meets mariachi at the Halloran Centre.
-
Premium
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: The Grizzlies have job openings in the frontcourt. Here are the candidates.
With Steven Adams and Jaren Jackson Jr. presumed starters whenever available, here’s a look at each of the other candidates in the team’s frontcourt mix.
Related story:
FedExForum adds standing-only ‘Edge’ as Grizzlies attendance expected to rise
-
Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum adds standing-only ‘Edge’ as Grizzlies attendance expected to rise
On Thursday, the Memphis Grizzlies unveiled the Big River Steel Edge, an open, renovated space overlooking FedExForum’s main lobby at one end and the basketball court on the other.
-