Grizzlies fans create memorial for Brandon Clarke outside FedExForum
Grizzlies fans flocked to FedExForum to pay their respects to Brandon Clarke.
Memphis Grizzlies fans have set up a memorial at FedExForum to pay their respects to Brandon Clarke . Clarke, 29, died May 11 in California . He had spent his entire seven-year NBA career with the Grizzlies.
Along with Ja Morant, Clarke was the longest tenured player on the team. Fans have been placing flowers and cards at FedExForum as a makeshift memorial for Clarke. "Always a Memphian!
Always a Grizzly! We love you BC," read a poster in front of a light pole in the plaza outside the arena. Clarke's work in the Memphis community has been highlighted in the days since his death.
He launched the Brandon Clarke Foundation in 2025, and the organization later donated to ARrise2Read, a non-profit organization focused on helping kids enhance their literacy skills outside the classroom. ARise2Read has seen an influx of donations after Clarke's death, executive director Dr. La Tonya Mouzon told The Commercial Appeal on May 13 .