Category: Articles
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies eye NBA potential guidelines to re-open practice sites May 8 for players
As various state and local governments modify stay-at-home mandates to ease restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA has outlined stringent health and safety guidelines that could allow some teams to re-open practice facilities May 8 for individual player workouts.
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Lang’s World: Michael Jordan is the Greatest There Ever Was Or Ever Will Be
The moment I knew for certain that I am doing what I am supposed to be doing came five years ago, when I was on set at NBA TV, where I used to work. We were taping some show or another, and I was sitting there under the bright lights, killing time next to Dennis…
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow
This week’s ‘Check In’ is with Justise Winslow, who recently partnered with the Mid-South Food Bank to feed Shelby County residents in need as he grows acclimated to his new team and NBA town.
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#IMHO: The Last Dance, Draymond and KD, plus NBA Awards
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace have been covering the NBA since shorts were short and socks were long, but their opinions about the League don’t always mesh. #IMHO is their weekly chance to weigh in on the most pertinent news from around the NBA. What’s lit? What’s lame? Find out each week…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. benefiting from NBA home schooling as hiatus lingers
Posting up in Memphis these days between his downtown condo and his parents’ suburban home, all the Grizzlies star power forward has to do is venture into the next room and find his father. Those discussions with Jaren Jackson Sr. often lead to film sessions from his playing days in San Antonio, with an emphasis…
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Lang’s World: Man’s Best Friend
My first clue that something was up was when my phone actually rang. It was almost 11:00 p.m. on a Friday night, so when I heard my OutKast ringtone start blaring, I scrambled for my device. Who could be calling this late? (I should note here that as the General Manager and Head Coach of…
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Memphis icon and Grizzlies exec Elliot Perry
GCM checks in this week with Memphis sports and community icon, Grizzlies Foundation board chairman and franchise minority ownership partner Elliot Perry.
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#IMHO: The running of the Bulls, possible postseason matchups, and HORSE
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace have been covering the NBA since shorts were short and socks were long, but their opinions about the League don’t always mesh. #IMHO is their weekly chance to weigh in on the most pertinent news from around the NBA. What’s lit? What’s lame? Find out each week…
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Grizz Gaming: The Show Goes On
On Friday night, after my family finished dinner, cleaned the kitchen and went upstairs to bed, I grabbed my laptop and my HyperX headset, as well as a strong mug of tea and my reading glasses, and I set up shop on the kitchen island counter. With a surprisingly valuable roll of paper towels serving…
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies superfan Michael Zepatos
GCM checks in this week with Grizzlies MVP season-ticket member Michael Zepatos, a regular at FedExForum for nearly a decade. Zepatos, 34, is also a member of the family that owns the historic Arcade Restaurant in downtown Memphis.