Memphis Grizzlies
Jenkins blasts ‘arrogant’ officiating after Game 4 Grizzlies loss
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins criticized the officiating during a terse two-minute postgame news conference.
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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2022 NBA Playoffs
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Lineup changes, towel tussles and another chance for the Grizz to crush dreams in Game 4
Despite a 2-1 Memphis lead, the nuts-and-bolts basketball of this series still feels up for grabs.
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Despite win, Grizzlies want to forget Game 3
Grizzlies play comeback game to celebrate; fans throw out Growl Towel ideas
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Grizzlies PodcastGrizzlies podcast: How did Memphis steal Game 3?
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies Podcast, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington describe the emotional swings felt inside Target Center during the Grizzlies’ historic Game 3 comeback.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies’ epic comeback, or Wolves’ calamitous collapse?
These Grizzlies will be remembered for their gutsy performance, as well as being the Timberwolves’ tormentors.
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Food New Eats: CCC pop-up offers ‘refined gas-station food’
Black Sheep Catering is putting on the pop-up at 409 S. Main St., where C-themed foods range from chicken, cheeseburgers and corn dogs to champagne and caviar.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Memphis nails Game 2 adjustments
The Grizzlies went away from Steven Adams and used second-year forward Xavier Tillman Sr., who delivered critical defensive stops and rebounds.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As Grizz-Wolves moves north, perhaps Ja Morant’s adjustment was the biggest of all
Ja Morant’s film study and Taylor Jenkins’ gut fostered the Game 2 win. But the Grizzlies are shifting to enemy territory and potential new hindrances.
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Grizz fans praise Xavier Tillman, call Kaari Morant a top Memphian online
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Adjustments, song requests, whooped tricks as Grizzlies exhale in Game 2
A 28-point rout, a big adjustment, and a third-quarter explosion that felt somewhere between an exhalation and an exorcism following Saturday night’s Game 1 disappointment.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Thoughts on Grizz vs. Wolves Game 2
In Game 1, Ja Morant was good and Anthony Edwards was better, but that’s not what seemed to determine the outcome. Rather, it was the Grizzlies problem-solving too slowly and too ineffectively in the frontcourt. What will Game 2 bring?
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Game 2 now critical for Memphis
Where do the Grizzlies go from here? Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss what Memphis will have to change in Game 2.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Game 1 loss suggests long, up-for-grabs series for Grizzlies
Game 2 — and hopes for the first playoff win at FedExForum since April 22, 2017 — will be about reacting, not overreacting.
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Grizzlies PodcastGrizzlies podcast: The Wolves’ side of the story
Chris Herrington is joined by MN Post writer Britt Robson, who’s covered NBA basketball in Minneapolis for three decades, to preview the Grizzlies-Timberwolves playoff series.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Festival season is here! Plus, Waxahatchee plays Crosstown Theater
This week, spring festivals feature everything from gardening and music to beer and African culture. Plus, Ghanaian rapper Ata Kak plays Crosstown Arts, and Memphis Botanic Garden hosts a giant egg hunt with some pretty awesome prizes.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies and Wolves are mirror images, but Memphis should be a step ahead
Welcome back to the playoffs, where there are trade-offs to be had, position matchups to weigh and personalities to revel in.
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Music Black Keys, Wilco, Big Ass Truck to play Mempho Music Festival
Rock bands the Black Keys and Wilco are among the headliners at this fall’s Mempho Music Festival, which returns to the grounds of the Memphis Botanic Garden.
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Memphis GrizzliesThe 25 best moments of the Grizzlies season
The 25 best moments of this Grizzlies season include Ja-dropping eruptions of athleticism and creativity. But also team-oriented expressions of joy and symbols of togetherness. Big blocks and bigger blowouts. Fiery quotes and comic relief.
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Memphis GrizzliesThe best moments of the Grizzlies season: Part I
A wardrobe malfunction, All-Star alley-oops and the origin story of an unlikely new hero are among the best moments of this Grizzlies season, but couldn’t quite make the top 25 cut.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan and Isaac Hayes’ dashiki collection
This week, eat all the things at the Vegan Block Party on Mud Island and celebrate Shelby County Star Trek Day at Black Lodge. Plus, Tennessee Ballet Theater honors photographer Jack Robinson, and Collage Dance Collective honors Brazil.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As the Grizzlies playoffs loom, this could be their year
If the team’s recent good luck and good management hold up, then the Grizzlies’ rock-solid foundation might make “this could be our year” a realistic, recurring mantra for the next decade.
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Memphis Grizzlies Now unlocked: Jaren Jackson Jr. has a strong case for Defensive Player of the Year
Few if any NBA players have defended both more and better than Jaren Jackson Jr. this season.
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Food News Pinball wizards and wannabes find a home at Flip Side
At Memphis’ new pinball pub, David Yopp will showcase a rotating group of machines — from his personal collection of around 70 games, dating from the mid-1970s to the present — for serious and casual players alike.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Farmers markets, ‘Remembering MLK’ and a party in the park
This week, Opera Memphis kicks off 30 Days of Opera, animatronic dinos stomp into the Renasant Convention Center and an art show at Tone explores gender and gender variation.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: What does it mean that the Grizzlies are 18-2 without Ja Morant?
Two common observations are that this success is a tribute to the quality of the roster and also that the team has been fortunate Morant’s absences have aligned with weaker stretches of the schedule.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Grizzlies’ righteous play has their opponents confused
The Memphis Grizzlies, one of the youngest NBA teams this season, just beat two of the league’s biggest stars in a span of four days, and with their own best player unavailable both times.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Memphis needs more ‘Elvis fans’ like Tommy Kha
The controversy over Tommy Kha’s photography was about art at the airport. But it was also about the living legacy of old, dead Elvis in the city that made him.
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