Calkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (bottom) hits the game winning layup against Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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.
With the game and the season hanging in the balance, Ja Morant did what superstars do. He lifted his game, his teammates and the city, too.
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