Herrington: Dillon Brooks is back. Boo this man!
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) reacts during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets on March 23, 2022, in Memphis. Brooks will return to FedExForum to with the Houston Rockets to play against the Grizzlies. (Brandon Dill/AP Photo 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.
“I’ve never before advocated booing an opposing player, much less a returning former Grizzly. It’s not that the notion offends my sensibilities, it’s just not my inclination. This time is different.”
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