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Ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleads guilty

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in one of Memphis, Tennessee’s biggest murder cases.

Riverside Sheriff's Department via APIn this undated photo provided by the Riverside Sheriff’s Department shows Sherra Wright. The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright agreed to a deal Thursday, July 25, 2019, in which she pleads guilty to facilitation to first-degree murder and receives a 30-year prison sentence. Wright entered the plea during a hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court.