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Report: Lorenzen Wright found dead.

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by BasketballMind, Jul 28, 2010.

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  1. rocketblaze

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    Rest in peace big guy....

    --RB
     
  2. ryano2009

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    Man that's messed up, RIP.
     
  3. mdoggnic

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    This is the post that I perceived as a threat. You guys are right. I shouldn't have gone to the next level on this board. I will no longer respond to this poster.
     
  4. Entropy

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    Dude, chill. Seriously. :rolleyes: You stated that you don't like people who hide behind computer screens telling jokes, so I can meet you at a neutral location like a starbucks to tell the joke to you in person--even though I know the mistake I made in saying the joke. And if that's not not enough like Qazi said, then once again, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said it. In any case, it's an exercise in futility but I'm willing to have a go at it. And that's great about your military history, height, and weight and all. I'm 5'7 and I weigh half your size.
     
  5. Shaud

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    Would you guys just let it go goodness. It's not that serious. The man is dead people made classless comments that can't be taken back let it go.
     
  6. gatsby

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    This is horribly unfortunate. God bless you and your family.

    Keep it classy, ClutchFans.

    tm
     
  7. Clips/Roxfan

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    Really guys? Talking crap over the Internet on a fan site nonetheless...seriously....dude just died....let bygones be bygones....i understand he made an ill advised comment, but he apologized for it....let it be....do what the bible says and just turn the other cheek....
     
  9. yo

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    LOL. Just like you did to SCK? No, you did not, and ruined a legendary thread. We have not forgotten.
     
  10. Codman

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    Oh my God. Why?
     
  11. J.R.

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    RIP Mr. Wright.

    As Shaud mentioned above, reported he was shot at least a dozen times. :eek:

    T&P with his family.
     
  12. lionaire

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    Is this an attempt to get more profile views? :rolleyes:
     
  13. mdoggnic

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    nah man. I apologized for going to far.
     
  14. mdoggnic

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    Latest update from the Memphis Commercial Appeal



    http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/28/body-found-memphis-police-lorenzen-wright/



    Law enforcement officials have found the body of missing Memphis basketball star Lorenzen Wright in a wooded area at Hacks Cross and Winchester in southeast Memphis.

    A law enforcement source confirmed the body was that of Wright, 34, who has been missing since July 19, though the Memphis Police Department won't officially comment. Police are referring to their ongoing investigation as a "death investigation."

    Curtis Wright, Lorenzen Wright's uncle told The Associated Press that police called the player’s father, Herb Wright, a couple of hours ago.

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    Next.According to sources, a 9-1-1 call was made from Wright's cell phone on July 19. A Germantown fire dispatcher could hear the loud blasts of several gunshots. The cellphone call ended at that point.

    The body was found by someone who called police today.

    At the Collierville home of Wright’s ex-wife, Sherra Robinson Wright, white bed sheets covered the windows.

    A woman who arrived just as the family heard the news, said, “I’m just here to see my sister.” She left about 10 minutes later, with two children, a girl and a boy wearing a Lorenzen Wright Grizzlies jersey.

    About 4:45 p.m., eight or nine adults and children left the house in a caravan of cars, including two identical black Porsche SUVs and a green sedan.

    A large crowd of onlookers had gathered by late afternoon along Hacks Cross. There were adults with small children, even their pets. Many did not personally know the former basketball star but milled around the scene anyway. Cars lined the street. Among those gathered were former University of Memphis basketball stars Penny Hardaway and Elliot Perry, as well as family members and friends.

    Wright was thought to be carrying some amount of cash when he was last seen leaving his ex-wife’s Collierville home, fueling concerns he may be the victim of foul play, according to a Collierville police report released today.

    He recently flew from Atlanta to Memphis to visit friends and his six children, friends said. He was scheduled to drive back to the Atlanta area July 19, with his six children and a friend. He was last seen at about 2 a.m. July 19, leaving his ex-wife’s Whisperwood Drive home. His former wife told police she doesn’t know who he left with or what type of car they were in, according to the missing person’s report.

    Wright played 13 years in the NBA, including five with the Memphis Grizzlies, after playing two seasons at the University of Memphis.

    Wright kept up an active Twitter feed that he often updated several times daily. It featured a picture of him playing in the old Grizzlies uniform, wearing No. 42 and guarding Shaquille O’Neal. It includes observations about his kids (playing Monopoly with them, teaching them to swim), including a picture from July 14, just days before his disappearance, featuring a smiling Wright and six kids wearing Japanese chef hats at a hibachi restaurant.

    The feed went suddenly dormant on Sunday, July 19, with a timestamp of 12:22:41 p.m., with a response to someone with a handle of THEonlyMARY_P.

    It is just one word: "why." It is the last update from his feed, which had 125 followers and 375 tweets.

    Wright’s standing comment for the page: “Entering a new part of my life with my eyes wide open!”

    Staff reporters Zack McMillin and Mike Mueller contributed to this story.
     
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    "A Germantown fire dispatcher could hear the loud blasts of several gunshots."
    Thats terrible. Sounds like he may have been mudered.
     
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    Ronny is a lil Biotch! RIP LW!
     
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    I think it is necessary and that fool ronny deserves to get his ass beat by a marine talking all this shi-t online.
     
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    R.I.P L Wright all the best wishes to his family ..

    Lets not make this thread about somebody else // Pretty sure he regrets what he said now ..
     

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