Herrington: What the NBA’s new rules mean for the Memphis Grizzlies
Collective bargaining agreement. Are your eyes glazing over yet?
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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Music Herrington: Can Music Fest make it at the new Tom Lee Park? The early answer is promising
The portions of the newly built park that were fenced off tightened the space and altered the flow. But the new parts that were accessible made for a more engaging and functional space.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Parting with Dillon Brooks and offseason thoughts
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington sound off on the Grizzlies’ split with Dillon Brooks and what is ahead in the offseason.
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Music MIM Guide: Beale Street Music Fest’s Downtown Return
This weekend, thousands will descend upon the newly renovated Tom Lee Park for Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival. We’ve got a stage map, festival food tips, must-see music recommendations and more.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2023 offseason player rankings, Part 2
Chris Herrington counts down the eight most valuable members of the Memphis Grizzlies’ roster.
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Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2023 offseason player rankings, Part 1
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Chris Herrington Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2023 offseason player rankings, Part 1
Rather than having stars in their early 20s on rookie-scale contracts, the Grizzlies will be built on stars entering their mid-20s now on sizable deals.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis shows appreciation for Xavier Tillman Sr.
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April 2023
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: After ‘wake-up call,’ change looms for Grizzlies
This Grizzlies season ended early on Friday night in Los Angeles and then it felt like it just kept on ending, over and over again, until the score was finally 125-85 when the buzzer sounded and this Memphis playoff ride was abruptly over.
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Memphis GrizzliesOpening tip: What to look for in Grizzlies-Lakers Game 6
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as Memphis takes on the Lakers in Game 6 of its NBA playoff series Friday, April 28, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies face — and embrace — battle with history in Los Angeles
“They’re obviously battle-tested way more than we have been,” coach Taylor Jenkins said of the Lakers. “With championship pedigrees and experience. That definitely shows up this time of year, and we’re learning on the fly. Last year, we learned a lot. We carried it over to this season.”
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Bouncy houses, books, ballet and Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty)
This week, the Tennessee Triennial highlights Memphis artists, jookers battle in the Ravine and MEMFix returns with a festival in Alcy-Ball.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Reasons to believe the Grizzlies altered their course in Game 5
Did the Lakers ease up with a 3-1 lead? Did the Grizzlies change this series for good? Was this ‘give the home fans one last good time’? Time will soon tell, but here are a few reasons to believe.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Can Memphis make a comeback?
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the upcoming Game 5 between the Lakers and Grizzlies.
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Memphis GrizzliesOpening tip: What to look for in Grizzlies-Lakers Game 5
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as Memphis takes on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their NBA playoff series Wednesday, April 26, at FedExForum.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: ‘What’s next?’ is a thorny question for the Grizzlies, but for now it means another game
The Grizzlies have a long way to go now as they return home for Wednesday night’s Game 5, where they will face elimination at the hands of the lower-seeded but more experienced, healthier and seemingly more composed Lakers.
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Memphis Grizzlies Opening tip: What to look for in Grizzlies-Lakers Game 4
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in Game 4 of their NBA playoff series Monday, April 24, at 9 p.m. CT at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Dillon Brooks and the Grizzlies’ road playoff struggles
If there’s good news for the Grizzlies in this history, it’s that the overwhelmed Game 3s didn’t hold.
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Memphis GrizzliesOpening tip: Grizzlies-Lakers Game 3
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series Saturday, April 22, at 9 p.m. CT at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Morant returns in dominant fashion after missing Game 2
After missing Game 2 for a hand injury, Morant’s strong performance in Game 3 gives hope for what’s possible in the games ahead.
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Memphis GrizzliesOpening tip: Grizzlies-Lakers Game 2
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at FedExForum.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Puppies, crystals, Lizzo and Little Richard
This week, shop for Memphis merch at the Choose901 spring market, celebrate Earth Day with Bodywerk DJs and rock out with Shinedown at FedExForum.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Dillon Brooks vs. LeBron James? The best game plan for the Grizzlies might not be so simple
Memphis has options heading into Game 3 of its first-round NBA playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Grizzlies Insider: David Roddy explains how Memphis finds unlikely heroes
In Franklin, Ohio, Luke Kennard is more than the player who once surpassed LeBron James
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: From G League to playoffs, Tillman ‘stays ready’
Xavier Tillman started five games in the G League this season. Barring the unexpected, he will start at least five playoff games this spring. One imagines no one else in the NBA, and certainly no one multiple seasons into his pro career, will be able to make such a claim.
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Memphis GrizzliesOpening tip: Grizzlies-Lakers Game 1
Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in the first game of their playoff series Sunday, April 16.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: With Ja Morant a question and Anthony Davis dominating, Grizzlies face tough Game 2 test
If Ja Morant’s injury wasn’t the story of the outcome of Game 1, it’s still the lead story for the rest-of-series outlook.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis ‘disappointed,’ ‘p----- off,’ by Game 1 effort
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Chris Herrington Herrington: ‘Civility can be a cudgel, decorum a dodge’
Whether it’s denying Memphis funding as punishment for removing Confederate statues or attempting to punish Nashville for not hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention, these are proxies for a political divide between urban and rural communities.
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