Unfortunately my prediction came true. The NBA suspended Dillon Brooks for one game for his swipe at the Golden State Warriors’ Gary Payton II, causing Payton to fall and break his elbow.
Payton was the Warrior best equipped to guard Ja Morant. Now he’s out for the rest of the series. Either they’ll have to put Steph Curry on Ja, exhausting their best player, or they’ll put Jordan Poole or Klay Thompson on him. Those players are not fast enough to stop Ja. I do not think Dillon’s swipe was in any way intentional, but nevertheless, it tipped the scales in the Grizzlies’ favor. The NBA had to send a message that it would not tolerate that kind of reckless play.
In other NBA news, the Warriors’ Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 for flipping off Memphis fans Tuesday night.
Good news for the crawfish boil at the Memphis Farmers Market tomorrow: I’ve learned that the cook will be none other than Glaze Hardage, who did the boils at Max’s Sports Bar this year. Glaze’s crawfish are the best in town, with the perfect amount of spice. If you buy some hot boiled crawfish at the Market tomorrow, you are in for a treat!
It’s slipped my mind all week that the Redbirds are back in town, and I’ve been forgetting to include them in my blog. Sorry about that! There is plenty going on tonight. The first pitch vs. the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp is at 7:05 tonight. There’s a specialty ticket, starting at $21, that includes all-you-can-eat soft tacos. The Redbirds will wear their Dry Rub jerseys in honor of BBQ Fest, and fans will have the chance to win prizes including a Weber grill and a 19-piece BBQ set.
Every Friday and Saturday, the Redbirds will offer The Matchup Menu, an entree and drink related to their opponent’s home town. This week they’ll have the JAX Jumbo Dish, jumbo fried shrimp with French fries and cocktail sauce. The drink will be Baseball and the Beach, a rum-runner cocktail with banana liqueur and other fruit juices.
Catherine & Mary’s monthly wine dinner for May has been canceled because the date would conflict with a Grizzlies playoff game. They’ll pick back up with the dinner series on June 8.
Handy Park on Beale Street will be the site of an appearance by His Majesty Otumfo Nana Osei Tutu II, Asantehene King of Asante, one of the kingdoms of Memphis in May’s 2022 honored country, Ghana, at 1 PM Saturday.
The South Main Association is holding a neighborhood cleanup Saturday at 10 AM. Meet up at Slider Inn if interested in helping. Gloves and tools will be provided.
If you want to keep up with happenings at Inkwell, The Edge’s new cocktail bar, you can follow its Facebook page.
Primary Eye Care of South Main at 21 Mina seeks an optician.
It’s National Beverage Day. May I recommend the PBR?
Action News 5 reports that we could have near-record temperatures for BBQ Fest week next week.
At the Halloran Centre tonight: Robert Moody presents The Orchestra Unplugged: Considering Matthew Shepard. Shepard was the gay man beaten to death on a ranch in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998.
A Memphis music tour of Elmwood Cemetery happens tonight at 5:30.
Taste of D’s is the food truck today 11 AM-1 PM in Health Sciences Park. They serve fish & chips and other comfort foods.
The Super 5 Acoustic Trio play The Vault tonight at 8.
That’s the news for today. Back tomorrow.