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[Pics & Video] Sports Journalist Stephen A. Smith & NBA Player Anthony Davis Spotted At Civil Rights Museum

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Credit: Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images

Last week (Monday, Jan. 18) the Memphis Grizzlies hosted its annual MLK game in Memphis, TN.. The event is held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

This is the 14th year this event has taken place. The home team took on the New Orleans Pelicans in a nationally-televised game on ESPN.

Each year the events centered around Dr. King’s legacy draws thousands of visitors to the city. The year we spotted Sports Journalist Stephen A. Smith & NBA Player Anthony Davis.

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Credit: Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images

Also along with the duo was our very own Mike Conley. Conley and Davis followed Smith through the museum as he talked about the history behind the man and how it shaped basketball.

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Credit: Davis IG

Davis plays the power forward and center positions for New Orleans. He left college for the NBA after one season. Davis played at Kentucky for head coach John Calipari.

Stephen A., is an American sports television personality, sports radio host, and sports journalist. Smith is a commentator on ESPN First Take, where he appears with Skip Bayless and Molly Qerim. He also makes frequent appearances as an NBA analyst on SportsCenter. He also is an NBA analyst for ESPN on NBA Countdown and NBA broadcasts on ESPN. Smith formerly hosted The Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show on ESPN Radio New York 98.7 FM He now hosts “The Stephen A. Smith Show” on Christopher Russo’s sports radio station: Mad Dog Sports Radio SiriusXM Radio, channel 82. and is a featured columnist for ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Check out the clip below and enjoy the pictures.

Sources: Wikipedia/Stephen A. Smith

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