Category: Articles
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies affiliate ‘Team Thad’ carry confidence, momentum into Jr. NBA Regionals
ATLANTA – The whistle shrieks and, suddenly, sneakers screech to a halt across the hardwood basketball court earlier this week inside a Cordova training facility. Ten young teenagers circle around a group of coaches for a few final instructions as the team wrapped up its final practice in Memphis. In a few hours, a caravan…
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MikeCheck: Five initial takeaways as Jenkins embarks on job as Grizzlies’ new coach
MEMPHIS – At age 34, Taylor Jenkins didn’t wait long for his first head coaching gig after developing as an assistant on two teams that posted 60-win seasons and the best record in the Eastern Conference over the past four years. Among the best benefits of landing the Memphis job? Consider it the organization’s vow…
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#IMHO: Durant, Morant and the NBA Finals
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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Lang’s World: Grizz Gaming, the grind never stops
Despite having some bye weeks built into our schedule this season, the NBA 2K League has remained a grind. But what makes it worth the grind is getting results, which is exactly what’s happened with Grizz Gaming this season. Today we sit at 5-6, in 13th place out of 21 teams, just one loss out…
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MikeCheck: Four months after deadline deal, decisive moments loom for Raptors, Grizzlies
TORONTO – One win away from his first NBA championship, Marc Gasol casually swished a jumper from the top of the key at the end of Toronto’s practice, walked across the crowded court and submerged himself into a sea of reporters along the baseline for his media session. With a victory, Toronto will knock off…
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Lang’s World: How Soccer Explains the 901
Just over a decade ago, I decided that it was time to bet big on soccer. I was working as an editor at SLAM, the world’s leading basketball magazine, and the company that owned us was always looking for different publishing avenues to explore.
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#IMHO: The Finals, the Lake Show and the Future
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: Boosted by Memphis and ‘Core Four’ brothers, Gasol relishes first taste of NBA Finals
MEMPHIS – On the verge of making the first NBA Finals appearance of his 11-year NBA career up in Toronto, Marc Gasol wanted to make at least two things very clear about his journey. First, the 34-year-old center wouldn’t change one step he’s taken on the path that got him there. And secondly, he’s got…
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#IMHO: Blazers, Lakers and the All-Timers
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: Morant or Barrett? Or will debate even develop in Grizz draft options for No. 2 pick?
With the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies select…? The early and solid frontrunner is Murray State explosive point guard Ja Morant. Most believe he’ll be the one slipping on a Grizzlies cap, sliding across the stage on June 20 when the No. 2 pick is announced at Barclays Center…