Herrington: A bubble wrap-up as Ja Morant and the Grizzlies leave Orlando
Members of the Memphis Grizzlies huddle before the start of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/AP)
Chris Herrington
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.
"It’s hard to imagine a season-ending loss ultimately being so satisfying. ... The Memphis Grizzlies did everything they needed to win except lock up CJ McCollum at the end."
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