Memphis police getting close to break in Burks shooting case
Published July 27, 2009 at 7:54 p.m.
As a stream of Tigers and Grizzlies stopped at his bedside over the past few days, Antonio Burks has had one thing on his mind: Chicken tenders. The former basketball player for the Memphis Tigers and Memphis Grizzlies was shot between his abdomen and upper leg during a robbery July 20, but he has been "up and talking" the last couple of days, said his mentor, Ken Bennett.