Updated: September 7, 2012, 7:45 am ET

Timberlake to Join Memphis Ownership?

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Pop star Justin Timberlake has decided to secure a stake in his hometown’s professional sports franchise.

Timberlake, 31, who grew up near Millington, has agreed to become a limited partner in Robert Pera’s bid to purchase the Memphis Grizzlies from Michael Heisley, a source close to Pera confirmed Thursday night.

via Kyle Veazey of The Commercial Appeal

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