R.I.P. Lorenzen Wright

Another senseless killing. True enough, nobody knows the details of any of the events which have transpired, but we do know one thing ; Kids lost their father, brothers and sisters lost a brother and parents lost a son. The unfolding of the tragic death of Memphis native Lorenzen Wright further reiterates the problems which have plagued this city for sometime now : CRIME ! Lorenzen Wright was a native son of the city and he did what every kid that picks up a basketball aims to do; HE MADE IT ! Lorenzen Wright took the honest road to his life's goals and he was blessed to be able to do what he loved doing for a living. The one consistent thing about Lorenzen Wright was that he never forgot where he came from, he loved his city. This was evident in the fact that he gave a free basketball camp to the youth of the city of Memphis. FREE ! This very gesture shows where his heart was in regards to being a stand up sincere person in the community. He volunteered his time and efforts to ensure that the kids of this wonderful city of Memphis were able to experience, only if for a week a sincere love from a fellow Memphian that made it and that had not too long ago been in their shoes. He was blessed to have the opportunity to not only represent his city on the collegiate level, but also on the professional level as well as one of the "Original Memphis Grizzlies." Although his career took him to play professionally in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Cleveland and Atlanta he was and always be a Memphis Hero. There are three basketball Gods within the city of Memphis; Larry Finch, Anfernee "Penny" Hardway and Lorenzen Wright. These three individuals are the ones that come to mind when Memphis basketball is mentioned not only within the city, but around the country. They were the representation of the city of Memphis when it came to basketball, especially before an NBA Team was brought to the city.
There are so many questions that will never be answered or understood. The only thing that people can choose to do from this tragedy is learn from it or not learn from it. By learning people can see that violence does not solve anything; violence is an endless cycle. Nothing comes out of violence but hurt and sometimes with the hurt comes retaliation which continues the cycle. By not learning crime will continue and there will not be a common ground for a right or wrong decision due to the fact that people will be reacting rather than thinking.
During this time of sorrow we all must pray for the family and especially the kids. There are now 6 more kids in the world that will grow up without a father. Everybody remember the love Lorenzen Wright showered over the city and lets all do the same thing.

R.I.P. Lorenzen Wright