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Former NBA Player Lorenzen Wright Found Dead In Memphis

Posted on July 28th, 2010 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Jesus Take The Wheel, News, R.I.P., Shooting, Sports

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Lorenzen Wright

Bad news… We told you this weekend that former NBA player Lorenzen Wright had gone missing and his family feared the worst. News just broke that his body has been discovered in the woods of Memphis Tennessee

Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has reportedly been found dead in a wooded area in Southeast Memphis.
Memphis police are still investigating, but a report on myEyewitnessNews.com indicates that the body found “had been shot and it may be self inflicted.” We haven’t yet seen confirmation from authorities, but it appears that Wright’s disappearance may have ended in the worst way imaginable. We’ll continue to monitor this story for further updates.

Wright had been missing since July 17th after leaving his ex-wife’s home. His family filed a missing person’s report on July 23rd and said that they feared he’d been the victim of foul play — suspicions the police initially downplayed. Earlier on Wednesday, police had announced that they had found a body in southeastern Memphis as they investigated Wright’s location based on his last known phone call, a 911 hangup made early in the morning of July 18th.

Wright had been having financial problems, but reportedly was carrying a good deal of cash when he disappeared, which raises the possibility of robbery as a motive for murder.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. R.I.P.

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  • No u can’t be boyfriend #2!

    R.I.P.

  • Butterscotch™

    Condolences to his family. Such a sad way for the situation to end.

  • lala

    really sad ,

  • ladolcevita

    RIP Lorenzen, a fellow Memphis State Tiger. You will be missed

  • sunflower

    I was really hoping he was just taking a break. Damn I was hoping he was just takin a break.

  • sunflower

    Reports of a 911 call from his cell??
    http://www.commercialappeal.com

  • Large

    dam

  • super goon one

    RIP.

  • Kastro

    R.I.P.

    My condelences to his family.

  • AlekWekJunkie

    How sad, i was hoping he’d turn up alive when i heard he was missing. God bless the family.

  • butterflyj30

    RIP I don’t think he would do that too himself I think he may have been killed. GOD bless his family and kids.

  • Sha

    :(

  • Dirty Diana…Let Me Be ♪

    oh no :( this is sad. condolences to his family

  • Cheryl

    I’m from memphis my friend use to date him b4 he married his ex-wife. It’s so sad especially when u know someone that really cared about him. He was last seen at a local barbershop with alot of cash on him. I don’t think anyone can shoot themselve 12 times. That man was robbed and murdered. My friend said she think his ex-wife had something 2 do with it. RIP lorenzen u will truly be missed.

  • GreeneyedBandit

    HIS EX-WIFE WAS THE LAST ONE WHO SAW HIM! &SHE CLAIM HE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS! WHY WOULD HE GET HIS HAIRCUT BEFORE TAKEN HIS LIFE?

  • http://trusrevue.blogspot.com 1TruDiva with the PlatinumVocals–I’m just too good to be true!!!

    Damn!

    I was hoping this had a positive ending.

  • Prettyrenee

    Eye Witness News is stupid for thinking this was self-inflicted when investigators are clearly calling it a murder! Second of all, a credible news channel is reporting he was supposed to be going back to Atlanta with a friend. Why are they not investigating that friend? R.I.P. My condolences goes out to his family and friends.

  • It’s Me

    Damn RIP…

  • http://www.KimoraCochran.com kimora Cochran

    AJC recently posted the story claiming the 911 call recorded gunshots from what sounds like several weapons in the background. There is a lot of unanswered questions concerning this case, so I’m certain this will not be the last we hear about it. This is a horrible ending so the initial “missing person” report. May God be with his family.

  • peaches

    A sad day in Memphis. Lorezen was a standup guy for our city. Nothing like crybaby Penny Hardaway. At least Ren did marry his kids mother. Penny got kids he barely take care of, one just graduated from high school and Latarsha just had another one-4 years ago by him again. Two by Nikki in Miami. Ren gave back to the community and always cared about people.
    RIP Ren!!!!

  • Bey-nonsense

    I really hate it happened like this, especially for his kids.

  • Bey-nonsense

    Hopefully the police will find out who did this.

  • THEWATCHER

    What?

  • THEWATCHER

    So you guys screening comments now…?

  • bx2dadeath

    Allegedly, his ex-wife was one of the last people to see him alive.

  • Curious1 aka Pretty Girl Swag

    Yeah Prayers going out for a death…

    i just hope this isn’t another McNair story and some Dave & Busters Busta chick did this off some pay off Mistress money gone wrong…I got so sad about that one until come to find out this cat was stowing away a Worth IOt Chica a Waitress at Dave & Busters and whole town thought he was a Golden Boy..a Dudley Doright and ish…

    OR..Hopefully he wasn’t owing some Dope Boys some back drug money or worse some ole Goodfellow’s Mafia Boys for some gambling…

    But the story..uh-uh…suicide it “ain’t”…Do hope they come up with a better cover story..or find the truth…no matter how Double Life it may show he may have led…

  • BadAzz

    this is a sad day here in Memphis rip Lorenzen Wright my prayers go out to his family and his kids (6)

  • http://www.myspace.com/chocolate_box777 Chocolate_Box

    Very very sad what is this world coming to……….

  • BadAzz

    hell naw he was shoot 12 timz it wasnt self inflicted how can he shoot hisself 12 timz?!?!

  • antiprocrastination

    TYPICAL… the family called police, they down played, but later found out he tried to get help by calling 911… some top notch investigation; don’t get into a jam in TENNESSEE

  • I’m Just Me…Keeping It Real Since: 1983

    RIP!! I too was hoping that he was just laying low from his family. This is so sad and a daxn shame. I am so sorry for this.

  • http://deleted white male

    It is too dangerous to walk around with a bunch of cash or jewelry.

  • STOP HATING

    IM FROM MEMPHIS ANYONE HATING ON LORENZON IMMA LIGHT YO A$$ UP

  • http://www.chilaxgossip.com Chilax Gossip

    He was such a awesome player. Very Sad :( . Condolences to his family. Rest in peace Lorenzen Wright.

  • sippiCandy

    This makes Memphis look even more bad. How do you kill someone who represented your city so well?

  • http://ghanna BLOOD

    well is a sad story…..however da harm has already been done so RIP….Lorenzen…WAN LUV…BLOOD2410

  • Lady_Star

    RIP

  • LuvMee_H8Mee

    lorenzen’s body wuz found right around da corner frm my auntie’s house. police say da area he wuz found in wuz a shortcut he used 2 get 2 n frm his mother’s house. and yes, he did get his hair cut and wuz seen wit thousands of dollars on him and yes his ex-wife and mother 2 his 6 children wuz da last person 2 c him alive and no his wounds were not self inflicted- he wuz indeed robbed. but dont talk bad about memphis- its jus like any other city. the only difference is we hav alot more idiots that dont care abt $hit because they are just totally ignorant and common sense is absent. im jus 20 and i’ve seen my fair share of tragedies like dis due 2 da carelessness and stupidity of others. RIP 2 A FAMILY FRIEND AND TRULY A 1DERFUL PERSON WHO ACTUALLY DID LUV HIS CITY AND GAVE BAK 2 THE COMMUNITY

  • aj

    RIP Mr. Wright, u reped memphis to da fullest. I too am a resident of memphis and dis killin has got to stop.first off, we need a better police force cuz dis aint the first time a missin person report was totally ignored. Remember the lady that was found under the hotel bed. that was my best friends sister. mpd is so negligent.instead of giving folks tickets for speeding 5ova, why dont you do sum conductive police work for a chance. there is more to the story cuz i feel if you shoot sum1 18 times, it was personal. word on da streets in memphis, is that he owned some folks some money. but we will neva kno da truth cuz the media neva tells the truth. RIP Mr. Wright. i pray for ur family especially his 6 kids.

  • J

    Lt. Mason be on it tho!!!!

  • tb (I Hate Bossip’s New Layout)

    A twist to the story surrounding a Becky will start in 5 4 3 2 …….

  • Peaches

    This is so sad

  • drenk

    MULTIPLE self inflicted gun shots…..? never heard of that before

  • bklynlady

    WHERE THE H*LL ARE MY COMMENTS?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  • YoYo

    They need to get the 1st 48 back out there asap

  • Just Sayin

    RIP

  • Mrs. Rance

    That’s too bad. God bless his soul and comfort his family, friends and fans.

  • Please

    RIP man thats messed up. Prayers go out to his family. Definately sounds like a murder to me. Memphis too….oh yeah.

  • joseph

    too bad u knw,god bless his soul……….Rip…….

  • LYRICS

    and now let all the ish come up from outta the wood works….i have a feelin’ this is gonna get sticky!!!

  • Aunt Viv

    There was definitely foul play involved. So sad, may he rest in peace.

  • miltown

    R.I.P.

    Its obvious he was having money problems. 10,000 is like a kilo in memphis. Maybe he was thinking he could flip that or something. The guys saw that he had all that money on him and decided to just kill him take the money and keep the drugs. He probably told them to meet him on that back road cause he used it a lot and not many people knew about it. Sad Sad story

  • artdude01

    Hmmmm…. dissecting the important facts in this article:

    A man goes into a wooded area, to kill HIMSELF… RIIIGGGGHHHHHHTTTTTTTTT! This dude was robbed and murdered.

  • lt

    so sad, smh.

  • MACK

    ..really heartbreaking news, I was hoping he’d be found alive….condolences to the family

  • flytxbitch

    You couldn’t pay me to live in Memphis that place is nothing but a death trap.

  • okay

    Ugh. Come on Memphis!! I bet that this will be on “48 Hours”. R.I.P. and condolences to his family.

  • sexymike

    SAD&Tragic! My condolences
    to his family.

  • Curious1 aka Pretty Girl Swag

    @ei ei o

    Fool whatcha’ flappin ya gaps at. Don’t be so gullible..The truth will come out…all i’m saying is I hope it’s not gonna have some shady double life mess like McNair..

    da hayle is wrong with that..it’s true..McNair was considered a Golden Boy until the Dave Busta chick killed both of them…

    So… Fall Back ..fool..and wait for the investigation to figure it out…

  • Crazyman

    FUK THIS MF!!!!I’M TAKING OVER HIS MAN DUTIES WITH HIS WIFE NOW LMAO

  • KOOL,GUY,LIFE,WE,HAVE,ONE,TO,LIVE

    ..onbehalf of the kool guy commity and kool guy himself we extend our coundolences to the :family of the former N.B.A.PLAYER WITH RESPECT AND NO PUN INTENDED:;!~thanks forreadin>

  • yuno

    There are some ignorant people in the world dont make stupid comments about a black man getting killed,regardless of how it happened this man was a father,son,husband and etc..Find another place for that bs…and Oh yeah if you have never been or lived in Memphis dont make comments about what u dont know about everybody here arent criminals…Its just what makes the news. Unless we talking about the police and city government?????????

  • jpm

    The police have said the 911 call had Wright saying an expletive and then several gun shots we’re heard.

    He owed someone some money it looks like. Very sad.

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  • http://9999999 Tia

    Yeah Ren was a true man. Even when times got tough he took care of his family first. That dude Penny never does anything for his kids. He has a few that no one knows about. One of his baby moms in LA is always fronting him on twitter for not taking care of one of his sons. Ren made sure his seeds got taken care of. RIP homeboy!

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