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Lights from inside buildings illuminate the skyline, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Census rejecting some big-city complaints of 2020 undercounts

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) lets out a scream after making a basket against the Sacramento Kings during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

Warriors, Lakers aim to close out first-round series at home

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts during the first half of Game 5 of the team's first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Ja Morant, Grizzlies stave off elimination, beat Lakers 116-99

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. The family of Tyre Nichols has sued the city of Memphis, Wednesday, April 19, and individual officers and emergency medical personnel involved in his case. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police over beating, death

By Adrian Sainz and Travis Loller - Associated Press

FILE - Expelled Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, from left, expelled Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, are recognized by the audience at Fisk University before Vice President Kamala Harris arrives, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Two young Black Tennessee state legislator Justin Pearson and Justin Jones — now widely known simply as "the Justins" — were expelled by the overwhelmingly white, Republican-controlled state Legislature and then reinstated by local officials days later. They are being heralded as living echoes of the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, when leaders like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis and A. Philip Randolph organized protests across the American South. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

In Tennessee, expulsions echo a decades-old protest movement

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) celebrates after a 3-point basket by Dennis Schroder in the closing second of regulation in the team's NBA basketball play-in tournament game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers back in playoffs against Ja Morant, Grizzlies

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Expelled State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol Monday, April 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Pearson was expelled the previous week over his role in a gun-control protest on the House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee House

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Justin Pearson and his supporters march to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, where it is expected Pearson will be reinstated to his position in the Tennessee House of Representatives. (Chris Day /The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Expelled Black lawmaker Pearson to return to Tennessee House

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Luke Kennard handles the ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Grizzlies clinch playoff berth with 151-114 rout of Rockets

By Clay Bailey - Associated Press

Memphis guard Jamirah Shutes advances the ball against East Carolina during an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) **FILE**

Punch thrown following Bowling Green-Memphis WNIT game

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In this image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the city of Memphis, Tenn., Tyre Nichols leans against a car after a brutal attack by five Memphis Police officers on Jan. 7, in Memphis. The Justice Department announced Wednesday, March 8, that it will review the Memphis Police Department policies on use of force, de-escalation policies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest. (City of Memphis via AP, File)

4 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols case barred from police work

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant is shown during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, when the Grizzlies play in Miami.(AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File) **FILE**

Ja Morant ready to rejoin Grizzlies, NBA suspension over

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Memphis guard Kendric Davis (3) shoots over Florida Atlantic guard Alijah Martin (15) in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Florida Atlantic edges Memphis 66-65, 1st March Madness win

By Mitch Stacy - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant is shown during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, when the Grizzlies play in Miami.(AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File) **FILE**

NBA suspends Ja Morant 8 games for having gun in video

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis (3) goes up for a basket past Memphis Grizzlies' Tyus Jones (21) and Dillon Brooks (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anthony Davis leads Lakers past Grizz without Morant

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, speaks to the media after being introduced during an NBA basketball team availability, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

NBA teams get ready to make fourth-quarter push for playoffs

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, pauses as she listens during a news conference about the death of her son Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Tyre Nichols’ mom, chief: Women on two sides of a tragedy

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

The Celebration Choir performs during the funeral service for Tyre Nichols at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Nichols died following a brutal beating by Memphis police after a traffic stop. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP, Pool)

Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’ funeral

By Aaron Morrison and Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop. As Memphis police officers attacked Nichols, others held him down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp. Just like the attack on George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly three years ago, a simple intervention could have saved a life. Memphis and Minneapolis police departments are among many with “duty to intervene” policies. It’s also the law. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Tyre Nichols case shows officers still fail to intervene

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

Rodney Wells, center, stepfather of Tyre Nichols, listens to speakers at a prayer gathering at the site where Nichols was beaten by Memphis police officers, and later died from his injuries, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Tyre Nichols’ family to address additional police discipline

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press