Calkins: For Marc Gasol, home is where the Memphians are
Grizz, the Memphis Grizzlies mascot, poses in front of pyrotechics in the nearly empty FedExForum before a Jan. 3, 2020 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) fights for a rebound over Los Angeles Lakers center Marc Gasol (14) during a Jan. 3, 2020 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (1) tries to get the ball from Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder (17) during a Jan. 3, 2020 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) fights for a loose rebound during a Jan. 3, 2020 game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) tries to get past Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder (17) during a Jan. 3, 2020 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots a free throw during a Jan. 3, 2020 game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) goes up for a shot during a Jan. 3, 2020 game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) argues a call during a Jan. 3, 2020 game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Los Angeles Lakers center Marc Gasol (14) talks to Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during a Jan. 3, 2021 game. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Los Angeles Lakers center Marc Gasol (14) tries to block the shot of Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke during a Jan. 3, 2021 game. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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.
Marc Gasol may have played in FedExForum Sunday, but it wasn’t his “return” to the city. Why? Because y’all weren’t there.
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