Herrington: Grizzlies have at least one game left, but may have already taken the loss
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots against Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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.
In all ways except the outcome for the Grizzlies and their fans, Tuesday’s play-in was a great game in the rich recent history between these franchises.
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