Herrington: As the Grizzlies playoffs loom, this could be their year
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) is surrounded by teamates before being introduced as an All-Star on Feb. 16 before the game against the Portland Trailblazers. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian 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.
If the team’s recent good luck and good management hold up, then the Grizzlies’ rock-solid foundation might make “this could be our year” a realistic, recurring mantra for the next decade.
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