Calkins: Don’t blame Ja, but Zion’s Pelicans ‘own’ Ja’s Grizz
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) brings the ball upcourt against the Grizzlies on Feb. 16, 2021, 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.
Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans thumped Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies for a fifth straight time Tuesday. And, yes, it’s frustrating, in part because it is not at all a reflection of reality.
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