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Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life.
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Stax greats Booker T. and Carla Thomas on stage together. Grizz great Tony Allen back at the Grindhouse. "Bluff City Law" in limbo but keeping hope alive. Plus, seven more observations on the month in Memphis.
Can the Grizzlies grab a playoff spot? Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Chris Herrington discuss the what-ifs.
The Grizzlies led the visiting Denver Nuggets buzzer-to-buzzer, the 104-96 win moving the team to within one game of a .500 record for the first time this season.
After spending half his season with the developmental Memphis Hustle, former lottery pick Josh Jackson has been called up to the Grizzlies and is likely to debut this week.
De'Anthony Melton has emerged as a super sub for the Grizzlies, and this past weekend showed the ways. Plus: Could Ja Morant's ahead-of-schedule rookie season lead him to the All-Star game?
The Grizzlies closed strong with an all-under-24 lineup to beat the Pistons in Detroit and half a two-game losing skid.
Was the recent Grizzlies' winning streak a mirage? Is Jonas Valanciunas' defense a problem? How should the Grizzlies be thinking about their future? The Grizzlies Mailbag ponders these questions and more.
The Grizzlies return to the road got off to a rough start with a 24-point loss in Boston.
Halfway through his rookie season, Ja Morant looks like an instant star. Perhaps nobody has seen him more and understood him better than Grizzlies broadcasters Elliot Perry and Brevin, both former NBA point guards.
The Grizzlies' seven-game winning streak ended in a furious but failed comeback against the hot-shooting New Orleans Pelicans.
Midway through his rookie season, Ja Morant's flirtations with the impossible have changed the notion of what constitutes a "highlight play" in the NBA.
The Grizzlies improved to 20-22 and extended their winning streak to seven games with a 113-109 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.
The man who started "Grit and Grind," Tony Allen, has rejoined the Memphis Grizzlies organization as a coach with the developmental Memphis Hustle.
Good morning; it’s Friday, Jan. 17. The Memphis Tigers held off an old rival and change is coming to the Memphis International Airport and lots of local schools.
Chris Herrington is joined by independent Grizzlies/NBA writer Matt Hrdlicka to talk about the team’s ahead-of-schedule competitive arc, and how that might influence the franchise’s approach to the trade deadline and beyond.
Sorting through the aftershocks of Ja Morant's eruption, lamenting Zion Williamson's looming missed MLK Day, noting a promising recent lineup wrinkle and more.
Jaren Jackson Jr. began his sophomore season in a funk. But his emergence as an elite 3-point shooter and re-emergence as a defensive playmaker has elevated the Grizzlies, now and going forward.
Jonas Valanciunas had 31 points and 19 rebounds as the Grizzlies pulled away from the Golden State Warriors in the second half for a 122-102 win.
The Grizzlies playoff chase: It's here. It's real. And there's no downside to it.
How common is it for teams to build contenders out of the draft, as the Grizzlies are trying to do? Is Dillon Brooks vs. De'Anthony Melton an either/or choice this summer? These and more questions are fielded in the latest Grizzlies Mailbag.
Chris Herrington is joined by Anthony Sain of Sports Illustrated Grizzlies Maven to talk about the Grizzlies’ winning streak, the emerging play of De’Anthony Melton and Dillon Brooks, Taylor Jenkins’ coaching and more.
With Ja Morant, Dillon Brooks and Jaren Jackson Jr. leading the way, the Grizzlies notched a 119-112 comeback win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
First-year head coach Taylor Jenkins talked about bringing a "pace and space" offense to the once ground-bound Grizzlies this season. In recent weeks, it's taken flight.
The Grizzlies' perfect West Coast weekend moved them to within half a game of the conference's final playoff seed.
Chris Herrington and Geoff Calkins discuss the Grizzlies' recent good play, Zach Randolph’s retirement and the death of former NBA commissioner David Stern.