Back to the Memphis Grizzlies Newsfeed

MikeCheck: From ‘Shammgod’ crossovers to cuddling pups and downing sno cones, Jackson adjusting to NBA home

Related Topics: Snow cone, Hug, Harry Potter, In Reality

MEMPHIS – On a recent offseason day of work, Jaren Jackson Jr. pushed through a conditioning session, then taught a group of Jr. NBA basketball campers how to do ‘Shammgod’ crossovers and, in the process, somehow managed to befriend a cuddly Aussie Shepherd named Grizz Lee.

Then came the day’s most difficult assignment.

Jackson tucked his 6-foot-11 frame beneath the canopy of a Memphis area shaved ice trailer and fingered his way through dozens of menu flavors during an impromptu stop for Sno Cones.

“What do I want? What do I want?