A handful of former Vancouver Grizzlies players took part in a reunion event on Saturday to mark the debut of a new documentary about the ill-fated team.
Steve Francis, Antonio Harvey, George Lynch and Tony Massenburg made a return to Vancouver for a screening of “The Grizzlie Truth.”
The new film, directed by self-proclaimed Vancouver Grizzlies superfan Kat Jayme, examines how and why the team ended up leaving the Lower Mainland after only six years.
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Former players at Saturday’s reunion event said they were impressed by the film.
”I thought Kathy did a great job of the whole timeline from when they came in ‘95 to ‘01 explaining the whole story with a great group of basketball players.” Steve Francis said, a Vancouver Grizzlies draft pick.
”Touched on a lot of interesting topics that people from the outside don’t know what happens to players, what happens to teams why they have to leave town.” said George Lynch, s former Vancouver Grizzlies player.
There is another showing of The Grizzlie Truth Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.
The documentary is part of the ongoing Vancouver Film Festival and tickets can be found on the festival’s website.
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