Coward can’t reverse late collapse as Grizzlies lose 16th straight to Thunder
Memphis Grizzlies center Jock Landale, center right, and three Thunder players react as the ball bounces out of bounds on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
One of the more dramatic days in Memphis Grizzlies franchise history ended with a demoralizing loss Friday night at FedExForum.
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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.
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