Mama Bear: From forgotten shoes to dogsitting, Luke Kennard’s mom is there
Memphis Grizzlies guard Luke Kennard (10) inbounds the ball in the second half of a game against the Utah Jazz Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/AP Photo file)
It’s not easy to become a shooting guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, but Luke Kennard wasn’t alone. “It became who we were as a family,” said mother Jennifer Kennard. “And we loved it, but it required a lot of us all to make it happen.”
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Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”
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