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Grizzlies' Randolph won't play Friday due to mother's death

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:43 p.m. ET

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph won't play Friday against the Miami Heat due to the death of his mother, Mae Randolph.

The Grizzlies issued a statement Friday on the death of Mae Randolph saying, ''Zach and his mother had an inseparable bond.''

Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said in a statement that he would never forget ''the unbridled joy she took in attending our games'' and noted that ''Mae raised Zach to be a man with an enormous heart, who is deeply committed to enriching the lives of those in need, and for that legacy we are forever indebted to her.''

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