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Grizzlies PR: The @memgrizz , Gray Media and FanDuel Sports Network will simulcast five upcoming games in Tennessee's three largest media markets - Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville - free over-the-air.

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Drew Pember is returning to the court this summer, as the Knoxville, Tennessee, native has agreed to join the Charlotte Hornets summer league roster.

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Lakers guard Austin Reaves failed to qualify for a Korn Ferry Tour event Monday in Knoxville, Tenn., shooting six-over-par 76 at Willow Creek Country Club.

Los Angeles Times

VFL and Orlando Magic forward Admiral Schofield returned to Knoxville to host a slate of fundraising events in the area as part of the Admiral Schofield Endowment Fund ahead of his fourth season in the NBA.

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A Knoxville man is making his permanent mark on the city. A road built at the new First Creek at Austin development will be known as “Elston Turner Drive.” State, city leaders, loved ones, and classmates gathered Monday to recognize Elston Turner Sr., during a special ceremony.

WATE

Maury Hanks' lengthy ordeal with COVID-19 stretches back a month but he's back in his Knoxville-area home, though he's still in recovery mode. He has lost 20 pounds and is trying to regain his strength. He is still experiencing issues with his balance. He is taking afternoon naps. He looks and feels like Tom Hanks' character in "Castaway."

Detroit Free Press

Grant Williams will graduate this spring. He isn’t yet sure if he’ll declare for the NBA draft or begin working on his MBA while making one more run in Knoxville. He knows he’ll make the right choice. “I’ll take a step back after the season, after everything’s wrapped up, and said and done,” Williams said. “Until then, I’m just gonna keep riding and enjoy what we’re doing now.”

New York Post

Donovan was in Knoxville, Tennessee, this past weekend for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction of Rose Marie Battaglia, her former high school coach in Paramus. "Anne was a person with strong faith, courageous spirit, a giving heart and love for everyone," Donovan's family said in its statement. "We are so proud of her accomplishments as a women's basketball player and coach, but even more proud of her character, integrity, humility and kindness. "We appreciate your respect for our family's privacy during this very sad time."

ESPN

Despite being stuck behind budding star Kyrie Irving, Sessions' agent, Knoxville, Tenn.-based Jared Karnes, said Sessions has not asked to be dealt. "He has not demanded formally or informally to be traded," Karnes said. "We have not approached the team about it."

News-Herald

Cavs guard Ramon Sessions has changed agents. He dropped Chubby Wells and signed with Jared Karnes, co-founder and director of basketball operations for Allegiant Athletic Agency in Knoxville, Tenn.

News-Herald

Former Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl accepted a job as vice president of marketing with a Knoxville-based wholesale grocery company, bypassing the chance to coach the Texas Legends of the NBA's developmental league. He will begin working at H.T. Hackney on Thursday. The company is led by Chairman and CEO Bill Sansom, a former University of Tennessee trustee. "It's really an answer to prayer," Pearl told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "This is where my family is. This is where I want to be. Everybody looks at me as a coach, but I'm a father and a husband, and I've got to provide for my family."

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Adrian Wojnarowski: Frank has history in Knoxville as an assistant, and league sources say it's perhaps only college job that would intrigue him to leave NBA.

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