Calkins: Robert Pera remains city’s best hope for keeping Grizzlies in Memphis
Geoff Calkins says Robert Pera, left, remains Memphis’ best hope to keep the Grizzlies. (The Daily Memphian file)
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.
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Robert Pera does not intend to move the Grizzlies from Memphis.
He never has intended to move the team from Memphis.
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