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Table Talk: Summer’s (officially) here. Let’s eat!
As summer comes, so does the era of the tomato, which is great on a BLT or for a good cause. Plus, Jerry’s Sno Cones and Mempops help stave off the heat.
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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June 2023
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: The Grizzlies filled two needs in one big, surprising move
The 29-year-old Smart has been the starting point guard for one of the NBA’s best teams in recent years. He’s also a former Defensive Player of the Year.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Queer Prom, alien movies and a summer party on Summer
This week, cool off with Disney’s “Frozen” at the Orpheum, get nostalgic with Matchbox Twenty and watch plays created in 24 hours
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Ja Morant remains most important part of Grizzlies’ serious summer
“Once Ja’s reintegrated into the team environment, he’s at the very least going to be able to participate in individual work, conditioning, medical. I think there’s further dialogue as to other things he potentially can be involved in.”
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Grizzlies Summer League schedule includes games in Salt Lake, Vegas
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Reacting to Morant’s suspension
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Ja Morant suspension and Grizzlies trade rumors.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: New Desmond Bane contract tops Grizzlies to-do list as offseason continues
Here is a cursory tour of where the team stands and the business left to conduct.
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July 2023
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: What Dillon Brooks meant to Memphis, and why he’s gone
Some much-needed perspective to Dillon the Villain’s exit from the Grizzlies following six seasons with the NBA franchise.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Bane’s deal, Brooks’ exit and more Grizzlies free agency notes
The negotiation period for NBA free agency is now mostly over, but the big moves of the offseason have perhaps just begun.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Derrick Rose’s improbably long career returns him, improbably, to Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies made what may be the most curious and questionable signing from the opening night of NBA free agency.
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Memphis Grizzlies Summer League: Roddy, Lofton team up to secure Grizzlies win
The Grizzlies played from behind for much of the game, but sealed their victory with a David Roddy/Kenneth Lofton Jr. combo in the game’s final minute.
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Memphis Grizzlies Summer League: LaRavia has bounce-back performance in Grizzlies win
The headline for the Grizzlies-Thunder Summer League contest wasn’t Chet Holmgren or Kenneth Lofton Jr., as expected, but Jake LaRavia, the team’s top pick in the 2022 draft.
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Taylor Jenkins anticipates Smart, Rose contributions to Grizzlies game plan
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Chris Herrington Herrington: Marcus Smart is here to give the Grizzlies more ‘juice’
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins talks about about what having both Smart and Jaren Jackson Jr. — the NBA’s past two Defensive Players of the Year — will mean to the team.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Reading the fine print on recent Grizzlies trades and signings
New details emerge on recent Memphis Grizzlies transactions, and Chris Herrington breaks them down.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Food is for exploring, at home and away
Chris Herrington summarizes recent Daily Memphian food coverage, including a recent Sound Bites episode about the best Memphis restaurants to take out-of-town visitors.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Women’s punk, roller derby and Meddlesome mayhem
New art shows are opening at ANF Architects, the Metal Museum and Church Health. And big stars are back for the Big3 basketball game.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Summer league storylines
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the summer league performances from Jake LaRavia, David Roddy and Kenneth Lofton Jr.
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Sound Bites Pambazos, baleadas and other recent Memphis food finds
Chris Herrington talks with Joshua Carlucci, a former chef and teacher who’s become a regular contributor to The Daily Memphian food section.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies empty bench in summer finale
Most of the time in this game was logged by unsigned free agents trying to catch the eye of scouts, such as mustachioed point guard Frankie Ferrari, who became a Summer League cult favorite.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: What summer play meant for Jake LaRavia, David Roddy and other young Grizzlies
Chris Herrington breaks down how each of the under-contract Grizzlies that participated in summer league played in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.
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August 2023
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Will Desmond Bane be an All-Star?
As always, questions were accepted on the Memphis Grizzlies, the wider NBA and “there’s more to life than basketball.”
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: A feast, a picnic and Gangsta Boo’s ‘heavenly’ birthday
This week, Friends of George’s presents “The Drag Boat,” Collierville celebrates trains and the Streetdog Foundation celebrates 14 years with a cowboy-themed dog party.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Ja Morant’s new ink? Like so much else, a temptation to interpret
Morant’s every public appearance (in literal, not marketing terms) is subject to attention and interpretation.
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Chris HerringtonGrizzlies Mailbag: Jaren Jackson Jr. at center, fifth starter contenders, more
This week, it’s the Grizzlies’ contender status, Jaren Jackson Jr. at center, last season’s road woes and lots more hoops stuff.
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Table TalkTable Talk: Memphis Made, Central go whole hog; Second Line’s Oktoberfest
Second Line’s regular menu will be replaced, temporarily, by a German one, Sugar Ghost opens a second location in Germantown and a Summer Avenue favorite moves down the road.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Pau Gasol brings the Grizzlies to the Hall of Fame
Gasol began his NBA journey with the Grizzlies, and that period is more than a footnote as he enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
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