Herrington: One week back, Dillon Brooks is passing the audition
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) drives against Brooklyn Nets forward Nic Claxton (33) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/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.
“Even with some wayward two-point shooting, the Brooks that returned this week is the kind of player the Grizzlies need.”
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