Ja Morant electrifies in FedExForum, Grizzlies debut
Rookie Ja Morant showed off high-upside offense in his NBA preseason debut.
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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October 2019
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Roster Preview: Young vets Valanciunas, Crowder, Jones provide stability on rebuilding team
In a league where positional designations are becoming less important but aren’t quite vanishing, reliable young vets Tyus Jones, Jae Crowder and Jonas Valanciunas check all three essential boxes -- a guard, a wing, a big.
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Arts & Culture Craig Brewer on ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ and life on Eddie Murphy Island
Filmmaker Craig Brewer takes a break from directing Eddie Murphy in "Coming 2 America" to talk about directing Murphy in the new Netflix feature "Dolemite Is My Name."
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies: It’s Jaren, Ja and let it fly as training camp continues
Jaren Jackson Jr. talked about building chemistry and Kyle Anderson talked about his road back from injury after a second day of Grizzlies training camp.
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Memphis Grizzlies Observations from Grizzlies Media Day as team opens camp
Welcome to the start of the 2019-2020 Memphis Grizzlies season, where the franchise is just trying to foster a competitive environment and get better everyday, in the words of new lead executive Zach Kleiman.
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Arts & Culture ‘Mystery Train,’ ‘Blue Chips’ among highlights at Indie Memphis
Classic films, new work and lots of local interest highlight the 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival schedule.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: ‘Bluff City Law’ Ep. 2 Recap: ‘I’m from South Memphis!’
In its second episode, "Bluff City Law" takes on barbecue and Elijah Strait tells us where he's from.
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September 2019
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Memphis Grizzlies Josh Jackson to skip Grizzlies training camp, start season with Memphis Hustle
The Memphis Grizzlies and forward Josh Jackson have agreed that the young forward will take a circuitous route to Grizzlies locker room.
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Memphis Grizzlies 10 questions ahead of Grizzlies media day and training camp
Is Ja Morant ready? Does head coach Taylor Jenkins have a plan? Will Josh Jackson be there at media day? Those and seven more questions as the Memphis Grizzlies get ready to begin again.
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Food The Memphis vegetable plate: As Southern as sweet tea
The Southern Vegetable plate might not be the best choice for your waistline, but you can't beat it for feeding your soul, especially when the veggies are local and fresh.
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Memphis Grizzlies Anderson cleared, Melton on the shelf as Grizzlies training camp nears
The Grizzlies released a medical update ahead of training camp, with some good news and one setback.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: ‘Bluff City Law’ Ep. 1 Recap: Strait & Associates is open for business
From the Hernando de Soto Bridge to Rum Boogie Cafe and various points in between, Memphis looked sharp in the debut episode of "Bluff City Law."
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies, Andre Iguodala reach understanding ahead of training camp
The Memphis Grizzlies and forward Andre Iguodala have reached an agreement about their mutual future ahead of next week's beginning of NBA training camps.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Game giveaways, ping-pong party and more
The Grizzlies release their promo schedule, change up their annual tip-off event and notes.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: ‘Bluff City Law’ will put modern Memphis on the TV screen. But for how long?
When the made-in-Memphis series "Bluff City Law" premieres on NBC on Monday night, it will be the first time the city plays itself, in the present tense, in a television series.
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Midtown Five years after closing, Midtown movie-rental store Black Lodge is reborn, reinvented
By surrounding its 20,000-title DVD collection with screenings, concerts, gaming and more, Memphis video store Black Lodge returns from the dead with an expanded mission.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: The point guards of Marc Gasol and more
Marc Gasol won two titles this summer, but there's a Grizzlies story in who his point guard partners were for each triumph.
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Business Memphis has red-carpet moment at ‘Bluff City Law’ premiere
'Bluff City Law' gave Memphis some love – and got it right back – as the NBC series premiered its pilot episode at the Halloran Centre.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies, Andre Iguodala at apparent impasse as training camp nears
The Memphis Grizzlies and forward Andre Iguodala remain at odds over his future with the team, according to a national report.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Valanciunas, Gasol on opposite ends of controversial FIBA calls
Only one current Grizzly squeaked into the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup, but a couple of big men made the bigger news.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: FIBA updates, Mooney signing official and more
Grizzlies Jonas Valanciunas, Bruno Caboclo and Marko Guduric move on to the second round in the ongoing FIBA World Cup tournament.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Memphis connections at the FIBA World Cup and more
Four current Grizzlies -- and a few former ones -- are competing this month at the FIBA basketball World Cup in China.
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August 2019
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Reviews Food Fight: A fried chicken sandwich free-for-all
Who has the best fried chicken sandwich in Memphis? We ditched the drive-thru and looked local to find out.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: Nine observations on Tom Lee Park
Mediation at Tom Lee Park hasn't quieted public debate about the future of the Memphis riverfront. Here are a series of observations on what we talk about when we talk about Tom Lee Park.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: A new player, old speculation, projecting Ja Morant and more
The Grizzlies welcome a new player to take Dwight Howard's roster spot, a national site projects an All-Star future for Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. and more.
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