Link to Sports On Earth's profile of tough TA.

Original videos and accompanying articles chronicling Zach Randolph’s and Rudy Gay’s interaction with fans, outside the Grizzlies LA hotel last week. Rudy Gay video featured to the right of Randolph story.

According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal the Grizzlies' VP of basketball operations, Dana Davis, has been found dead at his apartment. Training camp practice was ended early today when the team found out. Davis was 56. Our thoughts go out to Davis' friends and family and the rest of the Grizz organization.

Since the Grizz are a small-market team, I thought that some details in my latest article might interest some of you. The Grizzlies, while in Memphis (the 5th smallest market in the NBA), still manage to exceed the luxury tax this season. There's also some discussion as to the seeming failure of the CBA, as the Lakers can simply swallow the tax with their 100 million dollar payroll this season.