Herrington: Ja Morant’s major Leap, Steven Adams’ passing, and other early Grizzlies observations
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) goes to the basket under pressure from Los Angeles Lakers center DeAndre Jordan (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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.
It has been an awfully encouraging first three games for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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