Calkins: Lakers teach a humiliating lesson. Now, will the Grizzlies learn?
From right, Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks, Desmond Bane and Xavier Tillman Sr. watch from the bench during the second half of Game 6 in the team's first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday, April 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 125-85. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
The Los Angeles Lakers humiliated Memphis Friday to win their playoff series, 4-2. It could turn out to be a “pivotal” moment for the Grizzlies. But only if they treat it as such.
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