Zach Edey’s towering presence amid Grizzlies-Cavaliers fight sparks buzz
Zach Edey made them all look tiny.
The action between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse became even hotter in the third quarter when Desmond Bane and Donovan Mitchell got into it while battling for possession of the leather. Players and coaches from both sides along with security personnel tried to get in between, including Grizzlies big man Zach Edey, who appeared to be heated himself.
The former Purdue Boilermakers star center stands 7’4″ so he was not easy to miss amid all the commotion that was going on. A video near the action is making the rounds online, showing Edey, who was taken in the first round as the night overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft by Memphis, being held back by Grizzlies staff as a referee instructed him to return to the bench (via Mark Smaldino)
Others have also shared their takes on Edey immediately trying to get in between the fracas, with many in awe of how physically imposing he looked amid a crowd of tinier human beings.
“Zach Edey is exactly what this team needs. He doesn’t play about his teammates,” said an X (formerly Twitter) user.
“Zach Edey moving the whole pile is crazy,” another one posted.
“This video just shows how massive Zach Edey is,” read a different comment about the Grizzlies rookie.
