Cedric Coward’s balancing act: Grizzlies rookie accepts mental, physical challenges of NBA schedule
Memphis Grizzlies wing Cedric Coward (23) brings the ball upcourt in the second half of an Oct. 25, 2025 game against the Indiana Pacers at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP Photo file)
Cedric Coward wasn’t going to spend his off day on Sunday the way that you might think.
He was going to go shopping — but not for some sort of flashy, luxury items or clothes that he can wear for tunnel photos on the walk into an arena.
Coward was going to Ashley Furniture. He was going to buy a couch.
Not for himself, but for his mom.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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