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O.J. Mayo Struggling as a Sixth Man

By Chris TomassonDec 7th 2010 – 6:24PM

First, it was 2006 draftee Rudy Gay who got a big-money contract from the Memphis Grizzlies. Then cashing in was Mike Conley, taken in the 2007 draft. Is 2008 draftee O.J. Mayo the next young Grizzlies player to be locked up to a lucrative long-term deal? Well, each day it's looking to be more of a long shot. The...

The Works: LeBron and the Racial Divide, Chris Paul's New Orleans Love

By Bethlehem Shoals and Tom ZillerSep 22nd 2010 – 9:00AM

Today in The Works: the sincerity of Chris Paul's season in New Orleans and how Michael Heisley ruined it all for the Spurs. But first: black fans don't hate LeBron James. The King Stays the King I still don't know exactly what role race has played in the recent life and times of one LeBron James; I'm not surprised at...

The Works: Same Ol' Grizzlies, United States of Nike

By Bethlehem Shoals and Tom ZillerSep 16th 2010 – 9:00AM

In The Works today: guest writer Rob Peterson (@ShotDrJr) considers Brandon Jennings' Nike-USA Basketball conspiracy and Kobe's Q Score "win," while Ziller wonders if all the league's veteran referees will retire a year from now. But first, resolution for Xavier Henry ... and judgment for Michael Heisley. If You Can't...

The Works: Return of Ricky Rubio, the Basketball Jedi

By Bethlehem Shoals and Tom ZillerAug 24th 2010 – 9:00AM

In The Works today, we introduce Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley to a few more money-saving clauses and judge Americans for being uneducated. But first, we wade into Ricky Rubio's bog. The Prodigy Strikes Back: When the air takes on that distinctly international scent of FIBA Basketball, you know it's time for a Ricky...

Michael Heisley Defends Grizzlies' Stand on Xavier Henry

By Tom ZillerAug 23rd 2010 – 5:30PM

Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley took to the airwaves to defend his team's stance in the protracted contract negotiations of first-round pick Xavier Henry, and, well, he sounded defensive all right. In a live interview with Chris Vernon on 730 Fox Sports in Memphis, Heisley abrasively made the case for his decision...

xavier henry News From the Web

  • 05/21/12 2011-12 Season in Review: Xavier Henry Source: NBA - New Orleans Hornets The 2011-12 lockout-shortened season had its fair share of ups and downs for second-year guard/forward Xavier Henry.
  • 04/15/12 New Orleans Hornets bear down in victory against... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA There have been times, and certainly there will be again over the last six games of this season after Sunday night's 88-75 Hornets' win over the Grizzlies, that Coach Monty Williams will see something on the floor that second-year swingman Xavier Henry is doing incorrectly, prompting a verbal outcry.

Background on xavier henry

Xavier Henry (born March 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball shooting guard who plays for the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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