Following last year’s inaugural “Welcome to Memphis” bus tour, new-to-Memphis players Matt Barnes, Brandan Wright, and Jarell Martin will join last season acquisitions Jeff Green, Russ Smith and JaMychal Green for the Grizzlies’ tradition of touring Memphis each preseason with a group of scholars from Grizzlies Prep Charter School on Friday, Oct. 9.
The event will tour through several downtown landmarks in order to give a brief history and overview of Memphis, and to introduce newer players to several of the Grizzlies’ community partners including: Grizzlies Prep Charter School, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the National Civil Rights Museum.