Guest Column: An open letter to John Konchar
Memphis Grizzlies guard John Konchar (46) shoots as Sacramento Kings guard Jahmi'us Ramsey (20) defends during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)
Candace Echols
Candace Echols writes whatever she notices as she goes about her daily life. Living that way has landed her bylines in National Geographic, Garden and Gun, The Gospel Coalition, Southern Living, golf.com, Cowboys and Indians, Common Good, Risen Motherhood, and others. Someday, she hopes to have a writing cottage in Oxford, England or Oxford, Mississippi; either will be just fine. Candace and her husband live with their children in Midtown Memphis.
“All of that aside, John K., it’s no mystery to me why the crowd goes crazy when you get in the game,” says Candace Echols in her open letter to the Grizzlies player.
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