Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies preview: Eight things we want to see as the real games resume
Will Ja Morant find a new level of stardom? Will Jaren Jackson Jr. break out or foul out? Those questions and others linger as the Grizzlies resume the season.
Chris Herrington
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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.
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Memphis GrizzliesBack to basketball: A game-by-game guide to the Memphis Grizzlies’ return schedule
The NBA is still on track to resume the 2019-2020 season next month in an Orlando "bubble." The Grizzlies' eight-game gauntlet on the path to the playoffs is a tough one. We break it all down.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies analysis: Reason to believe in Kyle Anderson’s offense, social justice jerseys and more
Injury has pushed Kyle Anderson back into the Grizzlies' starting lineup. A strong weekend — and perhaps the healing hands of time — suggests reason for optimism.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: A return to part-time teaching and other adjustments to a national failure
We’ve had more time to prepare for remote learning than we had in the spring. But there are complications that our spring pause did not present: new teachers for most, new schools for many, and a first school experience for some.
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Memphis Grizzlies Analysis: What the Justise Winslow injury means for the Memphis Grizzlies
For the second time in five months, the debut of forward Justise Winslow in a Grizzlies uniform has been delayed. This time, it's a new injury for a player who can't seem to stay healthy. What does it mean for the Grizzlies, this summer and beyond?
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Grizzlies PodcastThe Grizzlies get bad news
In the latest Daily Memphian Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the first bit of bad news to come from the NBA bubble for Memphis.
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Memphis GrizzliesAnalysis: The Grizzlies are about to play again; let’s get reacquainted
As basketball gets ready to resume in the Orlando bubble, a look back at a Memphis Grizzlies team that was changing as the NBA season was paused.
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Memphis GrizzliesJa Morant’s a Rookie of the Year lock, but will other Grizzlies figure in NBA awards voting?
With NBA awards upon us, Ja Morant is a strong frontrunner for Rookie of the Year. But do fellow rookie Brandon Clarke and and head coach Taylor Jenkins also warrant some ballot consideration?
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Memphis Grizzlies Bubble life more like dorm life as Grizzlies settle in Orlando
Head coach Taylor Jenkins along with players Ja Morant and Justise Winslow emerged from a 36-hour self-isolation and the team's return to the practice court as the Grizzlies get settled in Orlando.
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Grizzlies PodcastWhat are the Grizzlies doing in the Orlando bubble?
Chris Herrington is joined by Grind City Media’s Jessica Benson to talk about whether the bubble will work, the food options for players in Orlando and what Grizzlies players might be doing to entertain themselves before games begin.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Getting kids back into school is a problem to solve, and goal to pursue, together
Nothing this week has been more distressing than to glimpse the sprouting seeds of a familiar political battle, this time over school openings. It was awful enough to see mask usage amid a pandemic turned into a test of political fidelity. Please, not this time.
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Memphis GrizzliesThe Grizzlies are bound for the NBA’s Orlando bubble. Is that a good thing?
As the Memphis Grizzlies prepare to move on to the Orlando bubble, questions remain if the NBA approach to continuing the season will work.
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Memphis GrizzliesWho should be the Grizzlies’ fifth starter in Orlando?
Taylor Jenkins must decide on the Grizzlies' fifth starter. Kyle Anderson is the incumbent. Justise Winslow is the heir apparent. But is there another, better option?
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies forward Anthony Tolliver hasn’t just waited for the NBA’s return, but has helped craft it
As an officer with the NBA players union, Grizzlies forward Anthony Tolliver didn't spend the past three months waiting to see what would happen. He was helping figure it out, and still is.
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Chris Herrington Opinion: On a record COVID case day, a unified, if subtle message: Don’t have too festive a Fourth
Several takeaways from Thursday's COVID briefing and the rise in cases. Among them: We're not as bad off as Florida, but we're bad enough that local and CDC officials are alarmed.
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Memphis Grizzlies Jenkins: Grizzlies expecting full roster of players, coaches for Orlando ‘bubble’
The Memphis Grizzlies are expecting full participation from players and coaches in the Orlando "bubble" as the NBA season gets set to resume, head coach Taylor Jenkins said on Wednesday.
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Grizzlies PodcastThe Grizzlies have a schedule, but is the Orlando plan still a go?
Chris Herrington and Drew Hill react to the Grizzlies schedule, break down their biggest threats and discuss their Game 1 matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Chris HerringtonIf masks are answer, apathy may be bigger problem than defiance
The good news about the Memphis mask ordinance so far: People aren't really freaking out about it. The bad news: Too many seem to be simply ignoring it.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: NBA moves forward on ‘bubble’ plan, the FedExForum lease and more
The NBA announced positive coronavirus tests for 16 players, but the Grizzlies are keeping their results private. Meanwhile, issues around the FedExForum lease will make an unwelcome national conversation inevitable.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Strickland pushes ahead on masks, police reform; the FedExForum lease at work
As local COVID rates continue to rise, Mayor Jim Strickland signed the City Council's mask ordinance, and also announced next steps on policing reform. Geoff Calkins looks at the initial negotiations on the FedExForum lease, and the surplus it's yielded.
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Sound BitesOutdoor dining around town
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington catch up after Chris’s family vacation and talk about patios and porches for outdoor dining around town.
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The Early Word The Early Word: FedExForum lease, school plans, rising COVID rates
The FedExForum lease agreement between the Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis/Shelby County is on the cusp of a tricky new phase, even though all parties are more concerned right now with what everyone else is: Those COVID rates keep rising.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Theaters open early, a pause on Broad and patio tips
Shelby County officials give local theaters a path for reopening, while the proposed gas station on Broad Avenue hits another roadblock. Meanwhile: Patios and masks for everyone.
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The Early Word: Memphis masks up, County Commission goes late to pass budget
Mayors Jim Strickland and Lee Harris encourage Memphis to don masks and hope we don't have to move backward amid rising COVID rates. Meanwhile, Shelby County Commissioners stay up late to get it right and Broad Avenue stakeholders line up against a gas station.
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Chris HerringtonQuick takes on rising COVID cases, police residency, the demise of ‘Bluff City Law’ and more
Our rising coronavirus rates pre-date the protests – they correspond to our general loosening of restrictions and specifically to Memorial Day – and there’s no specific tracing evidence at the moment that ties cases to them.
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