Jaren Jackson Jr. comes up big, Grizzlies fall short in home opener
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) dunks against the Chicago Bulls Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives against Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr., left, and guard Tomas Satoransky (31) Oct. 25 at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) struggles to control the ball between Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky (31) and forward Thaddeus Young (21) Oct. 25 at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Chicago Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) knocks the ball loose from Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (24) Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins (left) charges past Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) to challenge a call Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) looks to shoot between Chicago Bulls guards Coby White (0) and Zach LaVine (8) Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots against Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (center) shoots between Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (left) and forward Thaddeus Young (21) Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Chicago coach Jim Boylen stands deep in thought Oct. 25 while his Bulls play the Grizzlies Oct. 25. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but the Grizzlies fell to the Chicago Bulls in their home opener.
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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.
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