Tag: Michael Wallace
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MikeCheck: Jordan connections run deep in Memphis as Grizzlies embrace ‘The Last Dance’
Whether by connection or coincidence, the Jordan/Last Dance ties run deep in Memphis. And last week’s episodes that detailed Jordan’s mentoring of Kobe Bryant especially hit home.
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant
This week’s ‘Check In’ is with Ja Morant, who was a surprise participant on a recent video conference call with local middle school scholars and volunteers with the Grizzlies TEAM Mentor Program.
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#IMHO: Predicting NBA Rookie of the Year & Coach of the Year 2019-20 Awards
Grind City Media’s Mike Wallace and Lang Whitaker discuss their top picks for the NBA’s coveted Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards if voting happened today featuring Zion Williamson, Kendrick Nunn and Ja Morant to Toronto’s…
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#IMHO: Ja and the Rookies, Jordan vs. Isiah, and the return of the NBA?
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 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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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: Who Should Win NBA’s Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of Year Awards?
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace discuss if the 2019-20 season were to end today, which players like Brandom Ingrim, Bam Adebayo, or even Luka Doncic should win the NBA’s coveted Most Improved Player Award and the Sixth…
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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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ESPN’s Wide World of Sports being considered to salvage 2020 NBA Season | Chris Vernon Show
Chris Vernon and Michael Wallace of Grind City Media discuss the possibility of salvaging the 2019-20 NBA season at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Disney World rather than a Las Vegas location and the impact it may have on…
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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.