Calkins: Only in the movies and in Memphis? It was that kind of night for Morant.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) goes to the basket between New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones (5) and guard Dyson Daniels for the game winning shot at the buzzer in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 19. The Grizzlies won 115-113. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
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.
Yes, Ja Morant really did that. He really did score 34 points — and the winning bucket — in his return to NBA basketball. It was a night already part of Grizzlies lore. And it should give Memphians real hope.
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