Shane Battier ain't nothing but a hound dog. Well, he's a Grizzly, at least until that nickname is changed.

The Vancouver Grizzlies are now the Memphis Grizzlies, in case you missed their Canada cameo. There aren't too many bears in Memphis, so the nickname has got to go.

It's the first time the NBA has been in Tennessee. And sometime this season, you might hear that the Hornets have left Charlotte, N.C., for Louisville to become the first NBA franchise in Kentucky. It's just another issue that the league is having to deal with. The reality is that being an NBA franchise isn't what it used to be.

And you thought it was weird having a team named the Jazz playing in Utah.