TN: FedExForum won't become polling place after NBA's request,
Will FedExForum become a polling place this fall?
That was the question after the NBA and National Basketball Players Association released a statement Friday. The NBA said the league will partner with the players on three commitments toward social justice.
One of them was that teams that own and control their arena property would work with local elections officials to turn their arenas into polling places in this fall's general election.
However, the Grizzlies said that FedExForum would not be converted into a voting center after speaking with the Shelby County Election Commission.
"After careful consideration, the Election Commission determined the best course of action would be to continue their focus of driving voters to their local precincts in order to create the best opportunity for high voter turnout on Election Day," the team said in a statement Friday.
According to an NBA spokesperson, at least 13 NBA teams have begun turning their facilities into voting centers. The Atlanta Hawks were the first to do so in June when they and Fulton County announced State Farm Arena would be Georgia's largest voting precinct.
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