Ja Morant vs. Trae Young can make Grizzlies-Hawks a real rivalry
Game’s best young point guards to meet in Memphis for first time
Trae Young and Ja Morant will face off Saturday night when the Atlanta Hawks play the Grizzlies at FedExForum. (AP)
The battle between Trae Young and Ja Morant could fuel years of highlight-reel plays and a rivalry between the Hawks and Grizzlies.
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Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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