Tag: MikeCheck
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas
This week’s ‘Check In’ is with center Jonas Valanciunas, who is eager to resume a career season in which he ranks among the NBA’s leaders in rebounds (11.2 rpg) and double-doubles (33).
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MikeCheck: Southwest Roundtable – Grizzlies’ Bluff City thrives with Big Easy, Texas Triangle as NBA destination stops
MEMPHIS – When it comes to competitive balance in the NBA, the Grizzlies are in strong company. In fact, when the season was suspended March 11 because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Southwest Division essentially stood alone with each of its five teams still positioned for a shot at the playoffs.
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MikeCheck: Southwest Roundtable – Grizzlies add swagger to NBA’s most competitive, compelling division
MEMPHIS – When it comes to competitive balance in the NBA, the Grizzlies are in strong company. In fact, when the season was suspended March 11 because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Southwest Division essentially stood alone with each of its five teams still positioned for a shot at the playoffs.
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies Youth Basketball C.O.Y. Sidy Sall
Grind City Media uses this space each week to ‘Check In’ with the Grizzlies, their biggest fans and the community as they endure this hiatus together. This week’s ‘Check In’ is with Sidy Sall, a Memphis resident and Senegal native named the 2019-2020 Grizzlies Youth Basketball Coach of the Year. That honor qualified Sall for…
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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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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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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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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.