The Los Angeles Lakers' Jordan Farmar, right, reaches for a loose ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers' Tyler Zeller (40) and Earl Clark (6) in a 2014 NBA game.

By Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal

Even Tony Allen acknowledged that he did a double-take.

He looked into the stands Wednesday night during the Grizzlies’ home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and caught a glimpse of veteran guard Jordan Farmar. Yes, that Jordan Farmar – the 29-year-old point guard who is best known for his five seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Grizzlies are being coy about second-year guard Jordan Adams but are expected to take a look at Farmar as a possible addition to help their injury situation.

Three of the four players working on a 10-day contract with the Griz will see their deals expire this weekend. They could be offered a second 10-day stay or the Griz could opt to experiment with other players.

Farmar last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League. His last NBA stint was with the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2014-15 season. Farmar was the 26th overall draft pick in 2006.

He’s a 42-percent career shooter who has made 37 percent of his NBA 3-pointers.

Stay tuned.

Spotlight

Center Marc Gasol can’t play because of a broken foot but he can still be honored due to his body of work on the basketball court. And so Gasol will be one of the individuals honored as the Male Professional Athletes of the Year. The awards will be presented at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s 50th Anniversary Induction Banquet on June 18.

“I am honored and humbled to accept this award from the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame,” Gasol said in a statement. “I have considered Memphis home since I moved here at a young age. I am proud to have played at Lausanne High School and spend my entire NBA career here and look forward to continuing to share success with the city of Memphis and the entire state of Tennessee.”

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s goal is to enshrine successful teams and individuals who display sportsmanship, good character and success by creating a legacy for others to follow. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is housed inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Worth repeating

“It is really difficult for guys to play within the system and find their (game). Especially with the new point guards, they are trying to figure out what I want from them, where their teammates are, if they know what their names are, and then also try to get their own game going. So you are trying to figure out all of those things that can come together and it just takes time.” – Griz coach Dave Joerger when asked about acclimating players to the system.

Tip-ins

-- Even though they played the Timberwolves without Gasol, Zach Randolph, Chris Andersen and Brandan Wright, the Griz won the battle in the paint 70-40. Memphis’ 70 points in the paint tied a season high.

-- The Timberwolves shot 61.1 percent in the first half, the highest percentage a Griz opponent has shot in any half this season.

-- Lance Stephenson came off the bench to score 24 points, pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds and handed out seven assists in amassing his first double-double of the season. Stephenson averaged 25 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists in his last three outings.

