Calkins: Don’t worry about the Grizzlies moving — worry about this
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) gestures in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
An "early termination" clause in the Grizzlies lease poses a real challenge for the city and county. But if you're worried about the Grizzlies relocating someday, that's not what you should be most worried about.
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