Calkins: ‘We’ll be back,’ says Morant. And Memphis can’t wait.
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) blocks Ja Morant’s shot during Game 5 of the first-round playoff series Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/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.
Yes, the Utah Jazz bounced the Grizzlies out of the playoffs Wednesday. But their 20th season in Memphis will go down as one of the most promising in franchise history.
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