Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph Implicated In Drug Investigation, Strip Club Brawl

It’s not exactly “no comment,” but essentially, that’s the official stance in Memphis. Via SB Nation’s Straight Outta Vancouver, we have the Grizzlies official response to today’s “double-double” from Z-Bo:

In honor of this morning’s open-ended, completely legitimate question—“Is Zach Randolph bankrolling the Indianapolis drug trade?”—let’s look back at Zach Randolph’s history.

There are a lot of stories out there, but this article, from last summer in the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, provides some pretty definitive anecdotes from the man we’ve affectionately dubbed “Z-Bo.” First, from 2007 in Portland:

According to a report out of Indianapolis, the Memphis Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph has been implicated in an ongoing investigation into the city’s drug trade. For Randolph, it could prove another crushing blow to a reputation that’s long been on shaky ground.

As a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, L.A. Clippers, and New York Knicks, Randolph frequently found himself in the news for the wrong reasons--fights, suspensions, and arrests. But this year, his career enjoyed a renaissance of sorts, as he led the Grizzlies to surprising success, earning himself an All-Star berth, and perhaps, we thought, turning a corner.