Herrington: Pau Gasol brings the Grizzlies to the Hall of Fame
Pau Gasol speaks during a news conference for the The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (David J. Phillip/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.
Gasol began his NBA journey with the Grizzlies, and that period is more than a footnote as he enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
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