08-08-2019 21:30 via kvoa.com

Suspect in NBA player’s death gets 16 years on gun charge

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a separate gun charge.
Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Billy Turner during a hearing Thursday in Memphis.
Turner pleaded guilty in June to possessing a weapon as a convicted felon. Prosecutors say Turner had two guns when he was charged in December 2017 with Wright’s killing.
The retired NBA player’s body was found riddled with bullet wounds in a s
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