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Grizzlies sign veteran guard Tinsley

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Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:23pm EST
Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley (R) drives around Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon of Spain during the third quarter of NBA basketball play in Indianapolis December 14, 2007. REUTERS/Brent Smith

Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley (R) drives around Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon of Spain during the third quarter of NBA basketball play in Indianapolis December 14, 2007.

Credit: Reuters/Brent Smith

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies, who are short a player with Allen Iverson taking personal leave, have signed free agent guard Jamaal Tinsley, the NBA team said on Saturday.

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Tinsley, 31, who averaged a career-high 8.4 assists in 39 games with the Indiana Pacers in 2007-08, his last season in the NBA before he was released by the team in July.

"We are pleased to add a veteran playmaker with Jamaal's credentials to the team," Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said in a statement. "He will add experience and high-level passing ability."

(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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