Calkins: Take it from Z-Bo, this Grizzlies team is ‘special’
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) guards Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. (8) on Feb. 8, 2022, at FedExForum. Jackson scored 26 points, including 9 out of 9 at the free throw line. (Brandon Dill/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.
With Zach Randolph watching, the Grizzlies completed a season-sweep of the hated Clippers. “Can’t wait for the playoffs,” Randolph said. And we know how he feels.
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