Herrington: Derrick Rose’s improbably long career returns him, improbably, to Memphis
Derrick Rose played a total of 53 games in the past two seasons and logged only three minutes in the playoffs for a team that played two rounds. (Paul Beaty/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.
The Memphis Grizzlies made what may be the most curious and questionable signing from the opening night of NBA free agency.
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