For part of last summer, three men from New Jersey — an iconic goalkeeper, a longtime soccer coach and a basketball junkie working his way through the NBA coaching ranks — lived together in a Memphis suburb. They exchanged stories and brainstormed how they were going to approach their roles with two of Memphis’ professional sports teams.



How’d they all end up in Memphis?



The story starts with legendary U.S. National Team goalkeeper, longtime Memphis resident and Grizzlies super fan Tim Howard.



Last June, Steve Senior left the New York Knicks coaching staff after six years to join J.B. Bickerstaff’s staff with the Grizzlies. He found a place to live, but it wasn’t available for him to move into until September.



So Howard, Senior’s best friend since childhood, extended an offer for Senior to live at his house in Germantown, an affluent Memphis suburb, until his place was ready.



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