Calkins: Desmond Bane says the Grizz are ‘going to be back’ for Game 7. Who are we to doubt?
“When we come back for Game 6, we’ll come with the right edge and the right mentality and steal one on the road and see what happens in Game 7,” said Desmond Bane, who led the Grizzlies with 33 points Wednesday night. He is seen here celebrating a made basket. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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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.
Desmond Bane said the Grizzlies would win Game 5. Now he says they’re coming back to Memphis for Game 7. After watching Bane and the Grizzlies smash the Lakers Wednesday, 116-99, maybe it’s time to trust the man.
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