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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.
There are 1825 articles by Chris Herrington :
“Buried by the Bernards” on Netflix is emerging as a surprise hit of sorts. And while the wider viewing world may not be fully seeing “reality,” they are getting a true feel for Memphis.
The similarities include the consistent usage of a 10-man rotation, but what will happen when some players return from injury?
De’Anthony Melton’s absence is noticed, and Kyle Anderson is shooting with gusto.
In this Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington decide which aspect of Memphis’ dominant win was the most impressive, and how much the Grizzlies can rely on Kyle Anderson’s offense moving forward.
Given what we actually know about COVID spread and what we should value, it’s never felt right to me that I could sit inside a restaurant dining room but my kids couldn’t sit inside a classroom.
Beyond the frustration, the Grizzlies guard Morant also is missing some of his usual partners in the team’s lineups.
“Nomadland” has competition for biggest movie opening in Memphis this week. The other is Malco’s Studio on the Square, which joins the handful of other Memphis Malco theaters that have reopened over the past couple of weeks.
The loss can’t take away from the growing signs of promise.
Memphis’ seven-game winning streak over nearly a month’s span was enough to bring the Grizzlies from a below .500 group to fifth in the West standings. Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss their expectations the rest of the way based on the latest developments.
The festival is now slated for Oct. 1-3, moving west from its initial home at Shelby Farms Park to the Radians Amphitheater at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
Circumstances that need to be weighed include two unpopular trades, injuries and the playoff opponents.
Here also is a compare-and-contrast injury evaluation for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow.
Film shoots aren’t for sightseeing, but the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission notes that, with COVID a going concern, a shoot for ‘Women of the Movement’ will be even more closed than usual.
It’s cold, it’s dreary, the days are short and dark. Soup might not cure COVID and it won’t make winter go away, but it’ll help get us through these last weeks.
Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington look back at some of the hottest takes in Grizzlies fan history and gauge if the NBA is treating the Grizzlies’ COVID-19 situation different than the rest of the large-market teams.
There were a lot of questions posed, but also some assessments that wanted confirmation (like, what about Hasheem Thabeet?).
Plus: We’re accepting submissions to the mailbag, but with a twist.
Major films including “Wonder Woman 1984” and “One Night in Miami” will be showing as theaters reopen following the newest health directive.
Memphis won’t play again until the Jan. 27 game against the Chicago Bulls.
The new president’s inaugural address called for unity and a lowering of the political temperature while still drawing some firm lines. Joe Biden said that “politics need not be a raging fire” and called for an end to an “uncivil war.”
Performing from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis-bred superstar Timberlake and students from the Stax Academy were part of the “Celebrating America” broadcast following Wednesday’s presidential inauguration.
The West is starting to separate into layers of quality. How the Grizzlies fare in the next 10 games will be telling.
Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington break down how the Grizzlies have done it and what to expect from the Memphis rotation moving forward.
Plus, Zach Randolph’s honor, a case for Scooby Doo, and restaurants that are gone but not forgotten.
Sundance has long been the American independent film scene’s most prominent launching pad.