Category: Articles
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, June 5
Are You Feeling A Draft? The Upside of Upside You may have heard that the NBA Draft is right around the corner, taking place on June 23rd and 24th. The Grizzlies enter the Draft with three of the first 32 picks (3, 16 and 32), and as such there’s a significant portion of Grizz Nation that…
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Your NBA Finals Preview
The Spurs and Knicks square off! ÍŹ Finally, the NBA Finals are set, as the New York Knicks will square dance with the San Antonio Spurs in a series that begins Wednesday night. The Knicks have been sitting at home patiently waiting for an opponent for about a week now, while the Spurs and Thunder…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, May 29
Let’s Hear It For New York Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, here’s a quick guide with a few things worthy of your precious free time… Empire State of Mind I have spent my adult life in three cities: Atlanta, where I was born; Memphis, where I moved almost a decade ago and…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, May 22
Wemby is here Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, here’s a quick guide with a few things worthy of your precious free time… Wemby Is Here Friends, I have seen some things in my days. I watched a young Shaq pull down whole baskets, shot clock and all. I saw a 40-year-old…
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Let Lang Cook
A Memphis weekend of smoke, sauce and friendship Mornings at Barbecue Fest are my favorite time, the calm before the storm. The tents are mostly empty, just hardcore cooks hanging around in latex gloves and aprons, getting their fires going, organizing their kitchens, listening to music, prepping for a long day ahead. Smells of various smoke drift…
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Brandon Clarke Forever
Saying farewell to BC, while embracing all he left behind. BC. Here in Memphis, all we needed were those two letters. Lob it to BC. Watch BC tip out that rebound. Actually, let’s just let BC go to work and then watch good things happen. For the Grizzlies and for Memphis. Then, all too suddenly,…
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MikeCheck: With No. 3 NBA Lottery pick in tow, Grizzlies sizing up head-of-class draft prospects
Zach Kleiman vowed the Grizzlies wouldn’t need long to retool the roster into a winning team that could compete at a high level in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies president of basketball operations and general manager is now positioned to take a significant step forward in that process.
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MikeCheck: My 10 Most Intriguing Prospects as Grizzlies approach Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery
This basketball balance is real. On one hand, Grizzlies fans are teeming with anticipation as Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery looms with the promise of brighter days ahead for a roster in transition.
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MikeCheck: Draft assets taking shape as Grizzlies zoom in on bounty-rich NBA Lottery
The most difficult part is over. The gusty winds around FedExForum in recent weeks was the result of a collective exhale as the organization emerged from arguably the most tumultuous season in franchise history.
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MikeCheck: Clarke’s return more evidence of Grizzlies’ resilience through challenging season
Brandon Clarke can be forgiven for his tardiness. “My bad, guys,” the Grizzlies veteran forward said as he saw a handful of reporters gathered around his locker Wednesday night in Minnesota. “It’s been a while since I’ve done this.”