Calkins: No, this is not what Grizzlies fans wanted. But here’s where to find hope.
Katie Taylor, 30, works at the sign-making stand at Grizzlies games at FedExForum. (Geoff Calkins/The Daily Memphian)
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An hour before tip, Katie Taylor is at her position in the lobby of FedExForum, steering fans toward a booth where they can scribble homemade signs for the last game of the regular season.
“Go Grizz,” is a popular sign.
“I love Ja,” is another favorite.
Caden Brown, 9, is from Greenville, Mississippi. This is his first Grizzlies game ever.
“Do a good job,” he writes. “I hope you do.”
So some fans still have hope.
Do the rest of you?
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