MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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.
About 125 people attended the vigil Thursday night at the Outdoor Plaza of FedExForum, home of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies.
The vigil was a more intimate event than the memorial service held inside the FedEx Forum after Wright’s body was found one year ago Thursday. He had been shot several times. Thousands of people, including NBA players and politicians, attended last year’s service.
Wright played for the Grizzlies and four other NBA teams as a forward and center, averaging 7.9 points and 6.3 rebounds over 13 seasons before retiring in 2009.
