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Suns rookie Emanuel Terry overcomes 'haters' to fulfill NBA dream with 10-day contract

Undrafted rookie Emanuel Terry talks about signing 10-day contract Sunday with Phoenix Suns before making his NBA debut against the Los Angeles Lakers.

SAN ANTONIO — Emanuel Terry probably feels like a GPS when trying to explain where he played college ball.

“They were like, ‘Where’s Lincoln Memorial at?’” Terry said. “I tell them it’s an hour from Knoxville because they know where Knoxville is.”

Lincoln Memorial University is in the small Tennessee town of Harrogate, which has less than 5,000 residents and is 56 miles north of where “Rocky Top” is played proudly on college football Saturdays.