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Grizzlies part ways with Trotter as arrest warrant issued
By Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal The Memphis Grizzlies announced Tuesday that they have parted ways with announcer Rick Trotter, the same day that police issued a warrant for his arrest on...
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Trotter arrest causes sickening day for Griz fans
Rick Trotter had a wonderful phrase he deployed when the Grizzlies held their opponents without a shot. You know it, right? He bellowed it out in that big, rich voice. “SHOT CLOCK VIOLATED,” Trotter...
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Grizzlies & Memphis Redbirds partner for "Grit and Grind Night"...
The Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Redbirds are once again teaming up to host “Grit and Grind Night” at AutoZone Park on Thursday, Aug. 25, when the Redbirds host the Nashville Sounds at 7:05 p.m. as...
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Geoff Calkins' Take 5: Thoughts on Trotter, Grizzlies, TEDX and more
By Geoff Calkins of The Commercial Appeal 1. Still reeling over the news about Rick Trotter. Beyond the four core Grizzlies players, is there any single person who has been more identified with the...
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NBA releases schedule; Griz left off MLK Day slate
By Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal The Grizzlies open the 2016-17 regular season Oct. 26 at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves but the local NBA franchise won’t be a part of the NBA’s...
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Grizzlies announce 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule
Coming off a franchise-record sixth straight trip to the NBA Playoffs, the Memphis Grizzlies will tip-off the 2016-17 season against 2015-16 NBA Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota...
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Grizzlies finalize coaching staff by hiring Bob Bender, Bob Thate
By David Williams of The Commercial Appeal The Grizzlies announced Wednesday the hiring of Bob Bender as an assistant coach and Bob Thate as shooting coach. The moves complete new head coach David...
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A consumer’s guide to the 2016-2017 Grizzlies home schedule
By Chris Herrington of The Commercial Appeal The NBA released its league-wide schedule last Thursday afternoon. The headline in Memphis was the absence of a true MLK Day game, which I wrote about here....
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Geoff Calkins' Take 5: Quick thoughts on Rick Trotter, the Grizzlies schedule...
By Geoff Calkins of The Commercial Appeal 1. You go to the police. If you know or suspect someone has committed a sex crime, you go to the police. You do not try to handle it as an organization,...
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Take 5: Thoughts on Trotter, Grizzlies, TEDX and more
By Geoff Calkins of The Commercial Appeal 1. Still reeling over the news about Rick Trotter. Beyond the four core Grizzlies players, is there any single person who has been more identified with the...
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Former Grizzlies announcer arrested, accused of taking illicit pictures
By Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal Two days after the Downtown Church fired Rick Trotter because of “deception and moral failures of a sexual nature,” the Memphis Police Department opened an...
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It’s Memphis vs. Errrbody, once again
It’s refreshing, isn’t it? The way some things never change? The Grizzlies can make Mike Conley the highest-paid player in the league. They can hire a coach who is universally considered to be a rising...
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Grizzlies' NBA Development League affiliate Iowa Energy to host open player...
The Iowa Energy, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, will hold their annual open player tryouts for the upcoming 2016-17 season on Sunday, Oct. 9 from 1-5 p.m. at the Hyde...
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Halle Park Groundbreaking
The courts at Halle Park, also known to local basketball players as “The Precinct” or even just “Mt. Moriah,” are the premier outdoor courts in the city of Memphis. The high caliber of playground...
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Grizzlies to hold 2016 Training Camp in Memphis from Sept. 27-Oct. 2
The Memphis Grizzlies today announced that the team will hold Grizzlies 2016 Training Camp presented by Mid-South Ford Dealers at the Grizzlies Built Ford Tough Training Facility at FedExForum from...
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Grizzlies to hold training camp in Memphis after two years in California
By Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal The Grizzlies will hold training camp in FedExForum from Sept. 27-Oct. 2, the team announced Wednesday. The franchise spent the last two years conducting...
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Allen Iverson enters Hall of Fame with Memphis as brief but memorable chapter
By Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal The marriage barely lasted two months. Allen Iverson, who is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame this weekend, signed with the Grizzlies on...
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Grizzlies & National Civil Rights Museum host ‘a Bridge of Opportunity’...
The Memphis Grizzlies and the National Civil Rights Museum will host a conversation on the intersection of social justice and sports tomorrow, Sept. 14 at the museum featuring Grizzlies Head Coach...
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Social Justice & Sports: A Bridge of Opportunity
Tune in as the Memphis Grizzlies and the National Civil Rights Museum host a conversation on the intersection of social justice and sports on Wed., Sep. 14 at the museum featuring Grizzlies Head Coach...
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Grizzlies to unveil MLK50 uniform, talk sports and social justice at Civil...
By Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal The Grizzlies are teaming up with the National Civil Rights Museum for “A Bridge of Opportunity” conversation about the intersection of sport and social...
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