Herrington: Twenty games in, Grizzlies look like good bet to win West
With Steven Adams covering his back, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) moves the ball down court past New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Gerald Herbert/AP 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.
Memphis has not put its best lineup on the floor for a single second this season.
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