Herrington: After detour, new-look Memphis Grizzlies are poised to spin a comeback story
Memphis Grizzlies guards Ja Morant and Yuki Kawamura (17) dance at the team's open practice on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, at FedExForum. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
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.
This season has the potential to be a redemption song for both Ja Morant and his team, and those stories are very much entwined.
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