Congratulations to Tyus Jones, Sr. !

I sat next to him, and his girlfriend and mother, at a Lynx game once.  Nice guy, cute freckles.  Minnesota native.  When in high school at Apple Valley, he was one of the young men who was hired to play on the WNBA scout team with the Lynx in practice, improving their games.

He played, briefly, with the Wolves as well, and is very familiar with the hometown court.

As a Grizzly, he was a key part of helping put the series away for Memphis.  Had a baby boy, Tyus Jones, Jr., during the pandemic days.  His mother Debbie Jones also contracted, and beat, breast cancer in the years since I sat next to them. 

 

(I like her too, strong but friendly -- her sister was an AD at one of the city high schools -- LaSalle (?) -- and sat in front of us with her husband.  Good looking group:  they grew up in North Dakota and played basketball as well...  His mother Debbie was Tyus' first coach.)

He's a hometown young man too, and helped get the job done for his team.  Best wishes to the Jones' then. Onward Memphis!.