From a small town to the NBA, GG Jackson II is just grateful to be here
Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson ll (45) pushes past Utah Jazz center Micah Potter (25) during an NBA summer league basketball game July 6 in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
When the Memphis Grizzlies concluded summer league practice Sunday, all the players wandered to the sideline of the practice court to take off their shoes. But not Jackson. He couldn’t resist shooting the basketball.
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Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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