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First came the large speaker, which was carried down the hallway as the hype music blared.
Then came the parade of players — one by one — congregating at the end of the hallway for the pregame dance-off. It was the Grizzlies’ version of the haka, a traditional Maori dance.
The Grizzlies — the NBA’s latest reboot of the ‘‘Bad Boys’’ — seemed more than ready to earn their 50th victory Sunday, with Ja Morant & Co.