Calkins: A raucous celebration of Z-Bo — and Memphis
Zach Randolph attends his jersey retirement ceremony for the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum after an NBA basketball game between the Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at FedExForum. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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 Grizzlies staged a number retirement ceremony unlike any other. It was both raucous and joyous. It was as Memphis as Zach.
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