The Memphis Grizzlies erased a 29-point deficit on Friday night to stun the Spurs in overtime, 126-120.

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Box score: Grizzlies 126, Spurs 120 (OT)

Dillon Brooks fined for pushing camera person

The families of Gershun Freeman and Tyre Nichols stood with attorney Ben Crump Friday afternoon outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, demanding prosecution of the corrections officers responsible for Freeman’s death. 

Memphis Police Department Lt. Dewayne Smith, a 25-year veteran, has been identified as the officer who retired before an administrative hearing into his involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.

Lawyers for former state Sen. Brian Kelsey — who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee — argued he pleaded guilty in November in part because of his “inexperience with the criminal justice system.”

Tyler Johnson leads the Red Devils with 15 points and nine rebounds. Douglass will play Alcoa in Saturday’s 6:30 pm final. 

If Memphis defeats Florida Atlantic later Friday, the Tigers will play No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

Tennessee lawmakers are close to amending the state’s total abortion ban to allow doctors to terminate pregnancies to save patients’ lives. But the amended bill is more vague than the original about when abortion would be legal.

Former MSCS deputy superintendent John Barker has proposed a new vo-tech charter school for the district to consider.

The 1972-73 Memphis State Tigers NCAA Tournament team’s impact on the city still is examined and debated 50 years later.

Kam Jones scored 18 consecutive points for Marquette during the second half to help the Golden Eagles pull away from Vermont.

The Memphis Grizzlies guard was fined $35,000 for “the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline after pursuing a loose ball,” the NBA announced Friday.

Turner’s lawsuit is likely to be combined with a similar challenge of the five-year residency requirement filed Monday by Sheriff Floyd Bonner.