Category: Articles
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Soccer rules! Now what?
So let me guess: You caught the fever? You’re not alone. It seems like soccer mania has swept across the United States over the last few weeks, as the World Cup has hosted all over North America. From LA to Seattle to Kansas City to Miami, we’ve seen the very best athletes the soccer world…
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MikeCheck: Boozer’s NBA indoctrination with Grizzlies driven by ‘team-first mentality’
LAS VEGAS – Through his initial appearances in summer league play, Grizzlies rookie lottery pick Cam Boozer has already shown there’s not much he can’t do on an NBA basketball court. Off the court, however, there is at least one area where a struggle surfaces. Just ask the 18-year-old power forward about himself and how…
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MikeCheck: Chemistry among sage ‘young vets’ setting summer league tone for Grizzlies
SALT LAKE CITY – With three NBA seasons already on his résumé, Olivier-Maxence Prosper knows skepticism may come with a summer league assignment for some players at this stage of his career. He simply refuses to buy into any of it. “A lot of people may look at summer league like it’s punishment, like you’re just (barely)…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies first-round rooks ready to “compete and build” in NBA summer school
SALT LAKE CITY – When it comes to sampling the sights, sounds and tastes of their new city, rookie first-round picks Cam Boozer and Karim Lopez respectfully request a bit more time. After all, the newest members of the Grizzlies have only been in Memphis a week since they landed as two of the franchise’s promising…
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MikeCheck: With Boozer and Lopez in tow, Grizzlies aim to keep building on Day 2 of NBA Draft
By landing two of the world’s most productive prospects, the Grizzlies delivered historic results with a forward-leaning approach in the first round of the NBA Draft. Opportunistic flexibility remains the mission entering Day 2.
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MikeCheck: On NBA Draft eve, Grizzlies stocked with options and opportunity to bolster roster
NEW YORK – When the Grizzlies exited the last month’s NBA Lottery with the No. 3 overall pick, they were positioned to add one of the most dynamic players in a franchise-altering draft. Now, as NBA Draft week commences, the selection comes down to one simple reality. A consensus of national analysts believe Memphis is guaranteed…
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World Cup Heroes
A few futbol players to keep an eye on… You don’t have to be a fan of soccer to enjoy the World Cup. I think of it a little like the Olympics: I may not regularly watch alpine skiing, but for a few weeks every four years? Sure, I can be all in. The same…
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Lesson In Losing
The Spurs’ epic Game 4 loss hits close to home It was the winter of 2017, and the unthinkable was actually happening. I’d grown up in Atlanta, and my geographically-assigned NFL team, the historically hapless Atlanta Falcons, had somehow blown out the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, earning a coveted spot in…
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Are You Ready For Some Futbol?
The World Cup is coming! A long time ago, in a city far, far away (New York), I was the editor-in-chief of a soccer magazine. Striker came from the same great minds that brought you SLAM magazine, and we tried to capture the excitement behind soccer’s global appeal, especially as it was bubbling in America. At the time, following…
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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…