Grizzlies podcast: All-Stars, Ja Raffe and grandmas
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the All-Star break, potential playoff matchups and the annual update to the Grizzlies Glossary.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life.
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February 2023
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Memphis Grizzlies As Grizzlies return, the competition is tougher and questions grow
The Grizzlies pulled out of a recent swoon by winning three of four games before the All-Star break.
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The To-Do List To-Do List: Blaxploitation on the big screen and belated Mardi Gras parties
This week, the U.S. Poet Laureate will read at Rhodes, Spillit stops in Orange Mound and Ballet Memphis pays homage to love.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: What to look for as games return
In this bonus edition of the Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcast, Chris Herrington welcomes back recurring guest Keith Parish, host of the Grits and Grinds and Fastbreak Breakfast podcasts.
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Memphis Grizzlies New dad Tyus Jones breaks slump, gets postgame assist
The best assist of all came after the final buzzer, from pint-sized point guard in training Tyus Jones Jr., the toddler who climbed into his dad’s lap at the postgame dais and got things started.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies demolish conference-leading Nuggets
This battle between the West’s two top teams evened the season series 1-1, with a third and final (for now) meeting coming next Friday in Denver.
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Music Herrington: The Music Fest lineup is terrible! (Actually, it’s totally fine)
It never looks great on paper, but you can always be guaranteed that great stuff will happen. Like a magisterial Jill Scott cracking jokes and dispensing love advice, Sturgill Simpson surprising with a lacerating, hard country-soul set or that time that a nervy Randy Newman surveyed the afternoon crowd and began playing an unedited version of “Rednecks.”
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March 2023
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Alvin Ailey, Black country music and lot of Elvises
This week, the Dixon and Theatre Memphis celebrate women in the arts, Step Afrika steps into GPAC and there’s a chili showdown at Memphis Made.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: The crucial part of the Grizzlies’ (regular) season starts now
The Memphis Grizzlies have 21 games left in this NBA regular season, and the Western Conference playoff race is so tight that intrigue could linger to the final day.
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Grizzlies Insider: For Memphis, ‘the real test is on the road’
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies players on The Ringer’s Top 100 with Rob Mahoney
On this bonus edition of the Grizzlies Podcast, Chris Herrington is joined by The Ringer’s Rob Mahoney.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: March playoff picture
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the challenging schedule ahead and how the playoff picture looks at the moment for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Tigers, Grizzlies have big weekend, for better and worse
Memphis in May’s getting a deal, Memphis Black Restaurant Week begins and Saturday night’s alright for owl sightings at Overton Park.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Thoughts on Ja Morant’s absence, and Brandon Clarke’s
The magnitude of the Morant news has overshadowed a gutting injury to Brandon Clarke, who suffered a torn Achilles at Denver on Friday night.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: With season teetering, reeling Grizzlies return home
Opinion: If the wheels perhaps haven’t come off this once-promising Grizzlies season, they’ve at least gone flat, lost a few bolts and are wobbling back down the road, maybe emitting flames.
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Memphis Grizzlies Colorado police: No charges on Ja Morant video incident
The Glendale PD investigated the incident and “was not able to determine that probable cause existed for the filing of any charges,” the department said.
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Memphis Grizzlies Jenkins: Morant issue ‘came to a head’ in Denver
“We’ve had conversations in the past trying to guide him and help him continue to evolve as a person and a player,” said Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins.
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Memphis Grizzlies Dillon Brooks on Draymond Green, Warriors: ‘They never forget’ who we are
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks leads the NBA in technical fouls. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is close behind. They have a lot to say about each other.
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Memphis Grizzlies Memphis outhustles Golden State for 21-point win
It felt like two teams not only competing in a playoff race, but edging toward playoff-style basketball and playoff-style rotations, to the degree the Grizzlies can prepare amid the chaos of the moment.
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Dillon Brooks on Draymond Green, Warriors: ‘They never forget' who we are
Box score: Grizzlies 131, Warriors 110
Jenkins: Morant issue ‘came to a head’ in Denver
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Music Graceland battle brewing in California but impact could land in Memphis
Priscilla Presley is challenging a document that would make her granddaughter, 33-year-old actress Riley Keough, the sole trustee to what’s left of the family’s stake in Elvis’ empire.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: Reacting to Ja Morant’s ‘suspension,’ Brandon Clarke’s injury
With Chris Herrington in Memphis and Drew Hill on the road with the team in Los Angeles, this Grizzlies Podcast reacts to one of the busiest periods of Grizzlies news in recent memory, and an unprecedented moment for the franchise.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: The ‘David Roddy Game’ was magical, memorable and just maybe a beginning
This kind of night was a rookie rarity. Who was the last Grizzlies rookie to score at least 17 points in a quarter? Dillon Brooks knew the answer: “That was me.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Jackson has strong case for top defense honor, but playing time may hurt
Last season, Jackson led the NBA in blocks and combined blocks and steals. After missing the first month of the season, he’s not quite there yet, but is within striking range.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: David Roddy on the rise
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the recent success of David Roddy, and where he fits with the Grizzlies moving forward.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Morant’s coming back. Let’s hope he’s ready.
This is perhaps the biggest young star in the NBA, subject to a league gun investigation twice in five weeks. It’s a red alarm issue far beyond Memphis.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Morant is set to return, but the Grizzlies weren’t just waiting around
A funny thing happened in Morant’s absence, or maybe didn’t happen: While Morant’s season was sidetracked, the team’s was not.
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