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Candlelight vigil held for slain Wright Thursday
Fans, friends and relatives of Lorenzen Wright have attended a candlelight vigil to remember the slain former NBA player, a year after his body was found in a field in southeast Memphis.

Candlelight vigil for Wright Thursday in Memphis
Fans, friends and relatives of Lorenzen Wright are expected to attend a candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember the slain former NBA player, a year after his body was found in a field in southeast Memphis.

Vigil for Wright slated for Thursday in Memphis
Relatives of Lorenzen Wright will hold a candlelight vigil in Memphis to remember the slain former NBA player.

Ex-NBA player Wright's death remains mystery
In the year since Lorenzen Wright's decomposing body was found in a secluded field in southeast Memphis, his mother has kept pressing authorities to find whoever killed the former NBA player.

Autopsy: Wright shot at least 5 times
An autopsy shows former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in July, died after being shot at least five times.

Autopsy: Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright shot at least five times
An autopsy shows Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in July, died after being shot at least five times.

Autopsy: Wright shot at least 5 times (AP)
An autopsy shows former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in July, died after being shot at least five times. The autopsy report released on Wednesday by the Shelby County Medical Examiner says Wright was shot twice in the head, twice in the chest and once in the right forearm. The autopsy, first reported by broadcaster WMC-TV, said the body was badly decomposed and that there could...

Police: No suspects in Lorenzen Wright murder, case remains 'mystery'
Memphis police have no official suspects in the murder of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, and authorities said the case remains a "mystery" three months after his bullet-riddled body was found in a remote field.

Revelations shed light on murder case
The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright told police she saw him leave her home carrying money and a box of drugs the night he disappeared, according to court documents obtained Wednesday.

Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife says former NBA player left house with money, drugs
The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright told police she saw him leave her home carrying money and a box of drugs the night he disappeared, according to court documents obtained Wednesday.

Hundreds pay respects at Wright funeral (AP)
The procession moved slowly and solemnly on Wednesday, a long line of mourners dressed in black and white, pausing in front of the silver casket of their slain native son Lorenzen Wright. Hundreds of fans, friends and family members of the former NBA player filed into the FedEx Forum in Memphis for Wright's memorial service and funeral, remembering the man many called "Ren" as a...

Fans, friends, family honor Lorenzen Wright at memorial in Memphis
The procession moved slowly and solemnly on Wednesday, a long line of mourners dressed in black and white, pausing in front of the silver casket of their slain native son Lorenzen Wright.

Dispatchers couldn't verify location of 911 call
Police dispatchers didn't alert patrol officers or commanders to a 911 call from the phone of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright because they couldn't confirm that it came from inside their suburban Memphis jurisdiction, documents show.

Police dispatchers couldn't confirm location of Lorenzen Wright 911 call
Police dispatchers didn't alert patrol officers or commanders to a 911 call from the phone of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright because they couldn't confirm that it came from inside their suburban Memphis jurisdiction, documents show.

Report: Police search Lorenzen Wriight's ex-wife's home
Police detectives in Memphis searched the home and backyard of ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife on Sunday, WPTY-TV in Memphis reported.

Lorenzen Wright case: Cops review handling of 911 call from cell phone
Police in the Memphis suburb of Germantown are reviewing how a 911 call from Lorenzen Wright's cell phone was handled as authorities investigate the shooting death of the former NBA player.

Police probe handling of Wright 911 call (AP)
Police in the Memphis suburb of Germantown are reviewing how a 911 call from Lorenzen Wright's cell phone was handled as authorities investigate the shooting death of the former NBA player. Rodney Bright, Germantown's deputy police chief, says department officials did not know about the call until Tuesday, eight days after it was received by a dispatcher in the early morning hours of July...

Attorney: Armed men visited Wright's ex-wife
An attorney says three armed men looking for Lorenzen Wright showed up at the home of the former NBA player's ex-wife about six weeks before he was found shot to death.

Family says body is Lorenzen Wright's; homicide possible
Police are investigating the discovery of a body that the family says is Lorenzen Wright as a homicide.

Police say Lorenzen Wright died of gunshot wound
Authorities say former NBA player Lorenzen Wright whose body was found in a wooded area outside of Memphis was shot to death.

Police: Former NBA player Wright shot
Authorities say former NBA player Lorenzen Wright whose body was found in a wooded area outside of Memphis was shot to death.

Family mourns former NBA player Wright
Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis.

Family mourns death of Lorenzen Wright (AP)
Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis. Wright's uncle, Curtis Wright, told The Associated Press that police called the player's father, Herb Wright, Wednesday afternoon with the news he had died.

Report: Body of Lorenzen Wright found in Memphis
Memphis police have found the body of former NBA and University of Memphis basketball player Lorenzen Wright who had been missing since July 19, a media report said Wednesday.

Reports: Wright's body found in Memphis
The body of missing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been found by law enforcement officials, according to multiple reports.

Sister of Lorenzen Wright says he's missing for almost a week
The sister of Lorenzen Wright says the former NBA player has been missing for nearly a week.

Ex-NBA player Wright reported missing (AP)
The sister of Lorenzen Wright says the former NBA player has been missing for nearly a week. Savia Archie tells WREG.com in Memphis that Wright was last seen Sunday when he was expected to fly out of the city. The family has filed a missing persons report with police, who tell the website they don't suspect foul play.

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Cavaliers sign veteran center Wright
The Cavaliers signed center Lorenzen Wright on Friday to help offset the loss up front of forward Joe Smith. Cleveland has been looking for some frontcourt size since Smith was traded as part of the three-team deal with Memphis and Milwaukee that brought guard Mo Williams to Cleveland. The 6-foot-11, 255-pound Wright played 12 games for Atlanta and five for Sacramento last season, averaging less than a point and 2.1 rebounds. Wright has averaged 8.1 points 6.5 rebounds in 761 career games.

Cavs sign F-C Wright to help void left from Smith
The Cavaliers signed center Lorenzen Wright on Friday to help offset the loss up front of forward Joe Smith.

Cavs sign F-C Wright to help void left from Smith
The Cavaliers signed center Lorenzen Wright on Friday to help offset the loss up front of forward Joe Smith.

Cavaliers sign F-C Lorenzen Wright (AP)
The Cavaliers signed center Lorenzen Wright on Friday to help offset the loss up front of forward Joe Smith. Cleveland has been looking for some frontcourt size since Smith was traded as part of the three-team deal with Memphis and Milwaukee that brought guard Mo Williams to Cleveland. The 6-foot-11, 255-pound Wright played 12 games for Atlanta and five for Sacramento last season, averaging less...

Kings waive PG Lue (AP)
The Sacramento Kings waived point guard Tyronn Lue on Friday, putting another veteran free agent on the market for teams looking for depth down the stretch and in the playoffs. Lue never played for the Kings. He was acquired Feb. 16 as part of a trade that brought Anthony Johnson, Sheldon Williams and Lorenzen Wright from Atlanta.

Hawks agree to acquire Bibby from Kings (AP)
The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to acquire veteran point guard Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings. Hawks owner Michael Gearon Jr. says the Hawks are to send four players to the Kings. Among them are 2007 first-round pick Shelden Williams and starting point guard Anthony Johnson. The Hawks also would send guard Tyronn Lue and veteran forward-center Lorenzen Wright to the Kings.

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