Buckley: Taylen Green saw what he wanted at Dave & Buster’s. Now he’s taking it home.
Taylen Green holds MVP trophy. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
Taylen Green’s eyes were on the prize as soon as he entered a Memphis sports bar and arcade for an official AutoZone Liberty Bowl team outing earlier this week.
“When we walked into Dave & Buster’s,” Green said, “I saw, like, all the trophies shining.
“And I was like, ‘Is that the MVP trophy?’”
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