Where are Lorenzen Wright's children with Sherra Wright today?
Lorenzen Wright was an American basketball player. He played for thirteen seasons in the NBA from 1996 to 2009. Lorenzen's life was cut short in 2010 in a gruesome murder. Nine years later, the mother of his children, Sherra Wright Robison, pleaded guilty to orchestrating his death. What happened to Lorenzen Wright's children, and where are they now?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Key takeaways
- Lorenzen Wright's profile summary
- Where are Lorenzen Wright's children?
- What is Lorenzen Wright’s mother’s name?
- What is Lorenzen Wright’s father's name?
- When was Lorenzen Wright born?
- Lorenzen Wright's education
- Sherra and Lorenzen Wright's marriage
- Lorenzen Wright's death
- What was Lorenzen Wright's net worth?
- What happened to Lorenzen Wright's estate?
- Who is Sherra Wright married to now?
- When is Sherra Wright's release date?
- What is Sherra Wright Robinson's age?
- What is Sherra Wright Robinson's net worth?
- Facts about Lorenzen Wright's children
Key takeaways
- Lorenzen Wright has seven children with his ex-wife, Sherra Wright-Robinson.
- One of his children, Sierra Wright, died of sudden infant death syndrome.
- Lorenzen's adult children raised their younger siblings after their mum was jailed for having a hand in the former NBA star's murder.
Lorenzen Wright's profile summary
| Full name | Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | 4 November 1975 |
| Place of birth | Oxford, Mississippi, USA |
| Date of death | 19 July 2010 |
| Place of death | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Age | 34 years (at the time of death) |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Sexuality | Heterosexual |
| Height | 6 feet 11 inches |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Black |
| Father | Herbert Wright Sr. |
| Mother | Deborah Marion |
| Marital status | Divorced |
| Former spouse | Sherra Wright-Robinson |
| Children | Seven |
| High school | Booker T. Washington High School |
| College | University of Memphis |
| Occupation | Former basketball player |
Where are Lorenzen Wright's children?
Most of Lorenzen's children are now adults and keeping his legacy alive. The former basketballer and his ex-wife, Sherra Robinson, had seven children. They are Lorenzen Jr., Loren, Sierra, twin boys Lamar and Shamar, Sofia, and Lawson. Sierra died of sudden infant death syndrome.
Lorenzen Wright's children's ages
Lorenzen Jr. is 29, Loren is 27, and twins Lamar and Shamar are 24 as of February 2025. Sierra was born in 2002 and died just 11 months later, while Sofia and Lawson's ages have not been disclosed to the public.
Read more about Lorenzen Wright's children below:
Lorenzen Wright Jr.
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- Full name: Lorenzen Wright Jr.
- Date of birth: 11 April 1995
- Place of birth: USA
- Age: 29 years (as of February 2025)
Lorenzen Wright Jr. is the eldest child of the legendary NBA star. He also loves sports and played basketball at Robert Morris University, where he obtained his organizational leadership qualification.
Wright Jr. is now a basketball coach and fitness expert. Lorenzen Wright Jr's net worth is unknown because he does not disclose his earnings and properties to the public.
Loren Wright
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- Full name: Loren Wright
- Date of birth: 2 April 1997
- Place of birth: USA
- Age: 27 years (as of February 2025)
Loren Wright is the eldest daughter of the former Cleveland Cavaliers power forward. She is a qualified nurse and currently works at California Highlands Addiction Treatment.
Lamar and Shamar Wright
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- Full names: Lamar Wright and Shamar Wright
- Year of birth: 2000
- Place of birth: USA
- Age: 24 years (as of February 2025)
Lorenzen and Sherra's twin sons have followed their late father's career footsteps. Lamar and Shamar transferred to Murrieta Mesa High School from Sugar Land, Texas, late in their junior year in the spring of 2017.
Each averaged more than 20 points per game as a senior in the 2017-18 season, even as their mother was arrested and charged near the beginning of the season. After playing in high school, the twins played collegiately for the Cougars at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
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Although Lamar and Shamar's date of birth is unknown, it is believed the twins were born in 2000. They were ten years old when they lost their father in 2010.
Shamar reunited with his grandmother (Lorenzen's mum) and her sister at Calvary Cemetery in 2022 after nearly a decade apart.
Sierra Wright
- Full name: Sierra Simone Wright
- Place of birth: USA
- Year of birth: 2002
- Year of death: March 2003
- Age: 11 months (at the time of death)
Sierra is said to have died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). She was born in 2002 and was only eleven months old when she was found unresponsive in her crib. The death of their daughter, according to Oxygen, made the marriage volatile.
Sherra established the Sierra Simone Wright Scholarship Fund to honor Sierra's memory. The nonprofit funding program extends financial assistance to deserving students who do not have the means to attend college in Memphis.
Lawson and Sofia
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- Full names: Lawson Wright and Sofia Sakari-Simone Wright
- Place of birth: USA
Lawson and Sofia are Lorenzen's youngest children. Of the two, Lawson is the oldest, but very little is known about him. After their mother was imprisoned, the older sister, Loren Wright, stepped in to play a motherly role for Sofia and has since been staying with her in California.
What is Lorenzen Wright’s mother’s name?
His mum, Deborah Marion, raised him in the same home as his grandmother before he became a basketball star. She was the one who reported Lorenzen missing on 20 July 2010, two days after he was last seen on 18 July during his visit to his ex-wife, Sherra Robinson’s home, to see his children.
What is Lorenzen Wright’s father's name?
His father, Herbert Wright Sr., lives in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a professional basketball player who competed in Finland and once had a tryout with the Utah Jazz.
When Lorenzen was seven years old, Herb was working for the Memphis Police Department when he was incapacitated by a gunshot to the back.
Lorenzen and his father were so close. Herb was always there to cajole, critique, and toss out some professional suggestions to his son.
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When was Lorenzen Wright born?
He was born on 4 November 1975 in Memphis, Oxford, USA.
Lorenzen Wright's education
Lorenzen attended Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, where he honed his love for basketball, before coming to the Tigers (the University of Memphis men's basketball team), where he played two seasons in the mid-1990s.
Sherra and Lorenzen Wright's marriage
Wright was married to his teenage sweetheart, Sherra Wright-Robison. He was in high school and playing for the Amateur Athletic Union when began seeing his coach’s daughter.
In 1994, Sherra became pregnant with their child while Lorenzen began playing for the University of Memphis. After the Los Angeles Clippers picked him in the 1996 NBA draft, he would frequently return to Memphis to be with her and their child when not in California or on the road.
Lorenzen and Sherra married in 1998 and welcomed another child in 1999. That same year, Wright was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. In 2001, he moved with Sherra and the kids to Collierville, Tennessee, after being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, for whom he would play for five years.
In 2003, the couple was devastated when their infant daughter, Sierra, died unexpectedly from SIDS. Lorenzen would later return to the Hawks and play for the Sacramento Kings before finishing his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009. By then, he had moved to Atlanta and his marriage was over as well.
After Lorenzen and Sherra divorced in January 2010, Sherra stayed in Memphis where their children were enrolled in school. Around five months after the divorce, Lorenzen's body was found in a wooded area in Memphis.
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Sherra moved to California with her six children and stayed with them until she was arrested in 2017 for having a hand in their father's death.
Lorenzen Wright's death
Lorenzen was last seen on 18 July 2010, while visiting his children at his ex-wife's home in Collierville, near Memphis, shortly before midnight. He is believed to have been killed on 19 July 2010, when gunshots were heard during his 911 call.
On 28 July 2010, Wright’s remains were found in a wooded area near a golf course in Memphis, Tennessee. He’d been dead for nine days when police dogs found his decomposed body.
At the scene, investigators found shell casings from both a small caliber handgun and a 9 mm revolver, suggesting multiple shooters. Lorenzen was still wearing jewelry and had a large sum of cash on him, eliminating the possibility of a robbery scenario.
Sherra was arrested on 15 December 2017 at her home in Riverside, California, and extradited to Memphis in connection to Lorenzen Wright's murder.
What was Lorenzen Wright's cause of death?
Tennessee state prosecutors alleged Sherra recruited her cousin Jimmie Martin and her yardman, Billy Ray Turner, with whom she had a sexual relationship, to assassinate Lorenzen.
Lorenzen's friends and family told investigators that both Sherra and Lorenzen had extramarital affairs and were also beset by financial difficulties following his professional retirement.
It was said that Sherra killed him to procure a $1 million life insurance payout as she was in financial trouble at the time. Within months of receiving the money, she spent most of it on vacations and buying a house, cars, and furniture.
After admitting to participating in his murder, Sherra was handed a 30-year sentence. She would later claim she was innocent and a victim of domestic abuse.
Speaking from prison, Sherra accused her cousin, Jimmie Martin, of killing Lorenzen. She further claimed that Wright was blackmailing Jimmie who was allegedly selling drugs for Wright.
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Lorenzen's mum said Sherra was lying to protect herself and Billy Turner. In March 2022, a jury convicted Billy Turner of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to life in prison plus 41 years in July of the same year.
Meanwhile, Jimmie Martin had been convicted in 2012 for his girlfriend's murder and sentenced to 20 years. He was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Lorenzen Wright case because he testified against Sherra and Billy.
He also pointed investigators to the murder weapon that had been thrown in a lake in Walnut, Mississippi. The gun believed to have been used to murder Wright was found on 9 November 2017.
What was Lorenzen Wright's net worth?
At the time of his passing, Lorenzen had a net worth of around $20 million, accumulated through his NBA salaries and endorsements. He would earn about $55 million in salary alone during his career in the NBA.
What happened to Lorenzen Wright's estate?
His estate was divided between his six children and was managed by a trust. Also, the NBA paid $184,000 death benefit into the trust.
After Wright's ex-wife, Sherra, spent the $1 million life insurance money her children had received after his death, a Tennessee circuit court ordered the creation of a trust intended to benefit the children.
Sherra was named the trustee, but with the stipulation that she file with the court regular accountings of money received by the trust and money paid out.
When she failed to provide the required accounting statements, Sherra withdrew efforts to maintain control of the trust and a probate judge named Herb Wright became guardian over the pension funds.
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Who is Sherra Wright married to now?
She married Reginald A. Robinson Sr., a Shelby County Sheriff deputy after her ex-husband was murdered. It is unclear if the two are still married while serving her jail sentence. .
Sherra was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in 2019 after she pleaded guilty to facilitating Lorenzen Wright's first-degree murder.
When is Sherra Wright's release date?
If she serves out her full sentence, Sherra will be released on 8 June 2046 at the age of 75. She was eligible for parole upon serving 30% of her initial sentence but was denied parole when she entered a guilty plea in July 2019. She is next eligible for parole in 2027.
What is Sherra Wright Robinson's age?
Born on 1 February 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee, Sherra Wright is 54 years old in 2025. She was 48 when she entered a guilty plea in July 2019 for participating in Lorenzen's murder.
What is Sherra Wright Robinson's net worth?
Not much is known about her finances and wealth aside from the $1 million she received in life insurance after Lorenzen Wright's death but spent it on luxuries within months.
Facts about Lorenzen Wright's children
- Lorenzen's estate was divided between his six children and was managed by a trust.
- Their mum spent $1 million of Lorenzen's life insurance money meant to benefit their kids.
- Two of his adult children told the LA Times in 2018 that they believed their mother played no role in their father's death.
- Wright's children started a GoFundMe account in 2018 to raise a $20 million bond for their mum.
- Eleven years after his death, Lorenzen's twin sons told Fox13 that they believed their mum was innocent of his murder.
Most of Lorenzen Wright's children have grown up. Some love sports and are following in his footsteps even though the former NBA star is not alive to see them blossom into the beacons of light he wished them to be.
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