Herrington: Grizzlies Game 2 loss was just close enough to hurt a little more
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso, left, and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., right, battle for a rebound on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (Kyle Phillips/AP)
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.
Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, after his team’s 118-99 Game 2 loss, was as close as Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo has seemed to angry.
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