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Minnesota Timberwolves' Jeff Teague lays the ball up as Memphis Grizzlies' Mario Chalmers, right, defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, April 9, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

The Latest: NBA releases first-round playoff schedule

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Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach J.B. Bickerstaff calls to players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Sunday, April 8, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Grizzlies controlling owner to buy out 2 minority partners

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This photo taken March 23, 2018, shows Roslyn Payne greets a customer while working the cash register at The Four Way Grill, a soul food restaurant in Memphis, Tenn. When Irene and Clint Cleaves opened The Four Way Grill in 1946, they couldn't have known that the tiny restaurant attached to a pool hall and a barber shop would become an institution in the civil rights movement 20 years later. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Soul food eatery fed bellies, souls of civil rights movement

By JENNIFER BIGGS - Associated Press

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) is fouled as he shoots between Memphis Grizzlies guard Kobi Simmons (2) and forward Omari Johnson (14) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 6, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Bogdanovic’s last-second jumper leads Kings past Grizzlies

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

In this 1960 file photo, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. The civil rights leader had carried the banner for the causes of social justice — organizing protests, leading marches and making powerful speeches exposing the scourges of segregation, poverty and racism. (AP File Photo)

Resilience, resolve and renewed commitment to MLK’s legacy

By Errin Haines Whack - Associated Press

People hold signs resembling the placards carried by striking sanitation workers in 1968 as they join in events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. King was assassinated April 4, 1968, while in Memphis supporting striking sanitation workers. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Admirers mourn King, pledge to carry on unfinished work

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK and ADRIAN SAINZ and KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

A security guards stands by the grave of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Atlanta, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The Latest: Stevie Wonder releases ‘Dream Still Lives’ video

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FILE - In this April 3, 1968 file photo, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)

AP Was There: The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Memphis Police: 9 arrested protesting immigrant detention

By hofonwebmemsas - Associated Press

Sputnik Monroe was body-slamming civil rights pioneer

By JOHN SHARP - Associated Press

FILE - In Jan. 19, 2009, file photo, a woman looks out of a window while visiting the National Civil Rights Museum located at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on the nationwide holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The wreath marks the location where King was killed while standing on the balcony April 4, 1968. Travelers will find a variety of events and sites in Memphis and elsewhere honoring King's legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Visiting Memphis 50 years after King’s assassination

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard MarShon Brooks (8) shoots between Portland Trail Blazers center Zach Collins, left, and forward Al-Farouq Aminu (8) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

MarShon Brooks scores 21 as Grizzlies beat Blazers 108-103

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

High Point University President Nido Qubein gestures while speaking at a press conference where Tubby Smith was introduced as the schools new NCAA college basketball head coach, in High Point, N.C., Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (Andrew Krech/News &amp; Record via AP)

Not ready to retire, Tubby Smith lands at High Point

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma (0) drives against Memphis Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Kyle Kuzma leads 4th-quarter surge, Lakers beat Grizzlies

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 file photo, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban watches from the crowd during NBA All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

March Badness: NBA finding it’s not so easy to stop tanking

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons (25) goes up for a dunk during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

76ers rest starters in 4th quarter after thumping Grizzlies

By AARON BRACY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, former NBA basketball guard Penny Hardaway speaks at his induction ceremony in the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame in Orlando, Fla. A person familiar with the situation says Memphis will announce Hardaway as its men’s basketball coach Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because Memphis has not publicly announced the hire.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Penny Hardaway takes over as Memphis’ new basketball coach

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Former NBA player’s ex-wife won’t face death if convicted

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, former NBA basketball guard Penny Hardaway speaks at his induction ceremony in the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame in Orlando, Fla. A person familiar with the situation says Memphis will announce Hardaway as its men’s basketball coach Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because Memphis has not publicly announced the hire.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

AP source: Memphis to announce Penny Hardaway as next coach

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

This Feb. 25, 2018, photo shows Fire Station No. 5, located at the corner of Front Street and Union Avenue at the southern most part of the promenade in Memphis, Tenn. The closest and best parcel of land for a second convention center hotel in Downtown Memphis is the Mud Island parking garage. It's a block away from the Memphis Cook Convention Center and is the first site that came up when a Denver developer approached the city last year about possibly building such a hotel. (Houston Cofield/Daily News via AP)

Centuries-old covenant shapes Tennessee city’s real estate

By PATRICK LANTRIP - Associated Press