Several weeks ago Tennessee native, Justin Timberlake became part-owner of the Memphis Grizzlies. Not exactly Jay-Z and the Nets, but still. The Grizzlies now also have a few more minority owners: the great Penny Hardaway and…Peyton Manning?
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and his wife Ashley, a former Memphian, and Memphis basketball legend Penny Hardaway have agreed to become limited partners in Robert Pera’s bid to buy the Grizzlies, a source close to Pera said Thursday. Pera, whose purchase of the team from Michael Heisley is being vetted by the NBA, has assembled a group with both star power and local ties, including recent additions such as pop star and actor Justin Timberlake and former congressman Harold Ford Jr.
Source: commercialappeal
