Tag Archives: Memphis Grizzlies

Man gets 12 years in prison in insurance scheme after posing as patients, including NBA player

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A medical biller has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in a massive insurance fraud scheme that involved posing as an NBA player and other patients to harangue the companies for payments that weren’t actually due, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert called Matthew James’ actions “inexcusable” as she …

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Cleveland visits Memphis following Mitchell’s 45-point outing

Cleveland Cavaliers (29-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-29, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Cavaliers -5.5; over/under is 219.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland plays the Memphis Grizzlies after Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points in the Cavaliers’ 128-121 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Grizzlies have gone 5-16 in …

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Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire Marc Gasol’s No. 33 jersey later this season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire Marc Gasol’s No. 33 jersey during their April 6 game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gasol played for the Grizzlies from 2008-19 and remains the franchise’s all-time leader in minutes played (25,917), starts (762), baskets (4,341), free throws made (2,701), defensive rebounds (4,624), total rebounds (5,952) and blocks (1,135). He ranks …

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