Jul 29, 2010 11:55 am US/Pacific
Ex-Kings Player's Death Investigated As Homicide
Police Tell Family Missing Basketball Player Found Dead Near Memphis, Uncle Says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ―
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Lorenzen Wright #42 of the Sacramento Kings looks on during the game against the Houston Rockets at ARCO Arena on April 1, 2008 in Sacramento, California. (File Photo)
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Memphis police say they are investigating the discovery of a body that family members have said is missing NBA player Lorenzen Wright as a homicide.
Police have not confirmed that identity. The body was found Wednesday in a wooded area in southeast Memphis.
Relatives tell The Associated Press that the body is Wright and they are mourning his loss. The 34-year-old Memphis native was last seen July 18. His family filed a missing person report with police July 22.
The Memphis Police Department is leading the investigation but has provided little information about the case or how the victim died. A statement from the department Thursday said it has ``some of the finest homicide investigators'' working on the case and will release details later.
Wright played 13 years in the NBA with five different teams: the Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and most recently the Cleveland Cavaliers with 17 games in the 2008-09 season. Wright left the University of Memphis early for the NBA, and the Clippers made him a lottery pick with the No. 7 selection overall.
He averaged 8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 778 career games.
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