Herrington: The Grizzlies return home a new team, and the playoff race takes off
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., drives to the rim past Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, April 26, 2021, in Denver. Jackson will look to play in his fourth game of the season Wednesday at home against Portland. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski file)
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.
There are 12 games left, and Taylor Jenkins still has lineup juggling on his itinerary.
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