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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The uncle of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright said Wednesday that police have told the family the athlete who had been missing for 10 days has been found dead.

Curtis Wright told The Associated Press that police called the player's father, Herb Wright, a couple of hours ago with the news he had died. There was no immediate word on the cause.

Police declined to comment publicly. The Commercial Appeal cited a police source as identifying a body found in a field in southeast Memphis as Wright's.

Read more: NEMS360.com - UPDATE Uncle says police find former NBA star Wright dead

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