Rumors

Players for the Memphis Grizzlies and every visiting NBA opponent pay a Tennessee professional privilege tax of $2,500 per game, up to $7,500 per year. Memphis Redbirds and their visiting opponents don’t. In Nashville, players for the NHL’s Predators and their visiting opponents pay the same state tax. But players for the NFL’s Titans don’t. Nor do the NASCAR drivers who race at Bristol. Nor do players for minor league baseball’s Nashville Sounds, Knoxville Smokies and Chattanooga Lookouts.

Memphis Commercial Appeal