It can be tempting to separate the facts of the rapper’s life and the still very murky facts of his death from the music that made him a success and, in some quarters, a star. But, in life, he encouraged listeners to conflate the two. 

About 350 Thanksgiving birds were distributed Saturday at the event on North Hollywood Street. A day earlier, turkeys were given out in South Memphis, where slain rapper Young Dolph had planned to participate.

Scholarship, good food and good hoops are the hallmarks of the city’s longest-running tournament.

Second-year guard emerging as positive element even as Grizzlies are struggling in other areas, notably defense.