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Lorenzen Wright Shot at Least Five Times, According to Autopsy

By FanHouse StaffNov 10th 2010 – 4:14PM

Lorenzen Wright, who was found dead in late July after going missing for 10 days, died after being shot at least five times, an autopsy shows. According to the report, which was released Wednesday, Wright was shot twice in the head, twice in the chest and once in the forearm. But because the body was badly decomposed,...

Ex-Wife Tells Police Lorenzen Wright Had Drugs, Cash on Night He Died

By Milton KentAug 11th 2010 – 11:50AM

The ex-wife of former Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis star Lorenzen Wright told police that he left her home on the night of his death with a box of drugs and an untold amount of cash, according to documents obtained by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. The newspaper obtained an affidavit from a Memphis police...

NBA Star Rudy Gay Talks Memphis Hoops, Lorenzen Wright

By Elie SeckbachAug 5th 2010 – 12:24PM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. NBA star Rudy Gay just signed a five-year, $82 million contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. In this FanHouse exclusive, we talk to Rudy about the Grizzlies and the passing of Lorenzen Wright....

The Curse of the Los Angeles Clippers

By Chris EptingAug 4th 2010 – 7:10AM
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Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images

(Aug. 4) -- The death of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright is certainly a shock to fans of the game. But to us Los Angeles Clippers fans, it cuts even deeper. That's right, I'm a Clippers fan. Since moving to Los Angeles in the late 1980s from New York, I wanted a local team to follow. I'd been raised to loathe (along...

Dispatchers Couldn't Verify Location of Lorenzen Wright's 911 Call

By FanHouse NewswireAug 4th 2010 – 12:13AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- 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. Wright's body was found in woods on July 28 after he had been...

Background on lorenzen wright

Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (November 4, 1975 – July 2010) was an American professional basketball player.

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