Calkins: How can the Grizzlies save the season? Just beat the hated Warriors.
How can the Memphis Grizzlies save the season? Beat the Warriors. Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts against the Golden State Warriors during the second half on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at FedExForum. (Wes Hale/Special to The 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.
The Grizzlies have a massive opportunity when they meet the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night. Now all they have to do is win.
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