The FedEx Forum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the University of Memphis Tigers, is a basketball palace just steps off of world famous Beale Street.
Anna visited in late December and captured these Dr Pepper / Anna can selfies from her courtside seat at the arena prior to Grizzlies game.
The Grizzlies are in a Western Conference series showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoff's opening round. The best of seven series is tied 2-2 with three of the games going into overtime.
Another memorable game at the FedEx Forum pitted #2 Tennessee versus the #1 ranked Memphis Tigers (26-0) in 2008. It was considered the biggest sporting event in Memphis history. Peyton Manning was there. So was Justin Timberlake, Priscilla Presley, and an Entertainment Tonight film crew, not to mention a national TV audience, which turned out to be the highest rated ESPN college basketball game ever. The Volunteers prevailed 66-62 in what UT Coach Bruce Pearl called "a great night for college basketball and the state of Tennessee."
Let's join UT broadcaster Bob Kesling and Coach Pearl as they relive the historic win in Memphis.
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