The big local news today is that Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant isn’t going to get his supermax extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under current NBA collective bargaining rules, a player of Ja’s experience can sign an extension valued at 25% of the salary cap. This is known as a max deal. That’s what Ja got, 5 years at $194 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if a player of Ja’s experience gets named to All-NBA teams in two of years 2, 3, and 4 of his career, he becomes eligible to be paid 30% of the salary cap, known as a supermax. Ja’s contract contained an “escalator” clause that would have boosted his salary to $233 million over 5 years if he made an All-NBA team this year (he made the first team last year). Almost $40 million more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All-NBA teams were announced yesterday. Ja was not on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He won’t be riding the escalator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ja’s on-court production was as good as last year, so it seems pretty clear the All-NBA miss was related to his 8-game suspension by the NBA. He was suspended for appearing to be waving a gun around at a club and posting video of the incident to Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope this sends a message to young Memphians that messing around with guns is stupid and can cost you big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Max’s Sports Bar has pizzas now! They posted a pic of a yummy-looking pepperoni pizza to social media. It’s known as The Pep Rally and is full of Old World and regular pepperoni. A look at Max’s updated food menu<\/a> reveals other pizzas including Cheese, Margherita, Hawaiian (ugh pineapple on pizza), Meatball, and BBQ (featuring Porkosaurus rub).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want Max’s pizza without leaving the house, Central Delivery<\/a> will bring it to you up until 8:45 PM. If you want it later than that, the bar is on Uber Eats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s just amazing how much they have been able to do in such a little space. Cheers to Max and staff for bringing so much joy to South Main.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joyce Cobb plays Sunset Jazz on Court Square<\/a> this Sunday from 6 to 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DJ Epic headlines tonight’s Peabody rooftop party. 6-10 PM, $15 to get in, or $30 if you want to go VIP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Memphis 901 FC hosts Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Saturday night at 7 at AutoZone Park. Use promotional code WYNNE when purchasing tickets<\/a> and $5 of the price will support sports teams at Wynne High School, heavily damaged by recent tornadoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition<\/a> is ongoing at the Renasant Convention Center through June 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve been eating the patty melt, a new addition to Blind Bear’s menu, a lot lately. It is really good. They are not shy about loading that sandwich up with rich, gooey cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today is Hostess Cupcake Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malaysia Live! with dance troupe JKKN<\/a> is at the Cannon Center tonight. Malaysia is this year’s Memphis in May honored country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Karly Driftwood headlines Live at the Tracks at Central Station tonight. Jennifer Westwood & Dylan Dunbar will also perform. 6:30-9:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Downtown Neighborhood Association meets Tuesday night, May 16, at the South Main Artspace Lofts on St. Paul Avenue. A.D.’s Hot Dogs, a hot dog stand that operates off Beale and Main, will provide the food. This will be a joint meeting with the South Main Association. 6-8 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Falls Building at Front and Court, formerly an office building (where I worked 2007-08), will be renovated into apartments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will soon be seeing cops on electric bikes Downtown<\/a>. Very good and much needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Los Comales is coming to The Edge District.<\/a> The Mexican restaurant will be inside Stop 345 on Madison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CA’s Jennifer Chandler has a list of BBQ Fest must-sees<\/a>. The festival is back on the river Wednesday-Saturday of next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First post in 31 days. I know a lot of people have been asking where I am. I hear there’s even a thread on Reddit about me. (Hi, Reddit!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The short answer is that I’ve been experiencing financial and health issues that have left me too depressed to type blog posts. I don’t want to go into more detail than that in such a public place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The good news is that I feel a little better than I did a few weeks ago, physically and mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have some WONDERFUL friends who have been helping me get through this, once I broke down and confessed to them what was going on with me around May 1. Before that I had kept things bottled up for several weeks and had all but disappeared from my favorite spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s all I feel like writing for now. I love all my readers. Thanks for sticking by me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The big local news today is that Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant isn’t going to get his supermax extension. Under current NBA collective bargaining rules, a player of Ja’s experience can sign an extension valued at 25% of the salary cap. This is known as a max deal. 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