Today the Memphis Grizzlies joined forces with the National Civil Rights Museum at the historic Lorraine Motel to publicly unveil the “MLK50” Pride uniforms for the Grizzlies’ 2016-17 season.
The MLK50 Pride uniform will tip-off the National Civil Rights Museum’s upcoming remembrance of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination and is set to debut on the hardwood at the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration game on January 15 vs. Chicago in a primetime, nationally-televised game on ESPN.
But the story behind the uniform’s design dates back to April 4, 1968, the fateful day of Dr.