Pat Riley: Heat Probably Won’t Run It Back

Memphis mayor Paul Young said this week that he hopes the city can sign a long-term lease agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies by the end of summer. A new lease agreement would almost certainly include finalized plans for a $550 million renovation of FedExForum. The Grizzlies’ current lease runs through 2029.

“We’re working toward getting to an agreement on the principals that go in a lease by the end of the summer,” Young said.

Young said he’s confident the city has secured the necessary $550 million to fund the renovations.

“Getting the dollar amount was certainly the first hurdle that we wanted to overcome, making sure that we have all of the dollars to actually execute the project,” Young said. “Then it was a matter of really working through what the lease is actually going to look like and what the terms are going to look like and our attorneys are continuing to work hard at getting all of those parameters in place.”

Team USA lost to Lithuania 110-104 in the FIBA World Cup on Sunday.

Team USA will play Italy in the quarterfinals of the tournament. And despite the loss, Team USA secured a berth to next summer’s Olympics.

Anthony Edwards lead the team with 35 points. Lithuania were lead by Mindaugas Kuzminskas, who had 14 points.

Lithuania outrebounded Team USA 43-27 in the game.