MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis is a basketball town. From children tossing up shots on concrete courts and state championships won and lost; to legendary University of Memphis Tigers teams with players like Keith Lee, Penny Hardaway, and Derrick Rose; to the soul of the community bound into the Grit 'n' Grind of the Grizzlies, the Bluff City shares its heart on the hardwood.

In that spirit, County Commissioner Britney Thornton is hosting the second-annual "Hoop to be Heard" basketball tournament in Orange Mound and the surrounding neighborhoods to benefit area youth.

A week-long 5-v-5 tournament for players 18 and up, "Hoop to be Heard" aims to feature all five community centers across Thornton's District 10: Pine Hill, Bethel LaBelle, Glenview, Whitehaven, and Orange Mound.

Starting on Octob

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