MEMPHIS, July 28 (UPI) -- The body of missing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright was found Wednesday in a wooded area of Memphis, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported.

Citing an unnamed law enforcement source, the newspaper said the body of Wright, 34, was discovered in the southeastern part of the city nine days after he had been reported missing.

The newspaper cited unnamed sources as saying Memphis police were investigating a 911 call made from Wright's cellphone in which the dispatcher heard several gunshot blasts.

Wright's body was found by someone who called police, the report said.

The Commercial Appeal said several of Wright's family members, friends and former University of Memphis teammates, including Penny Hardaway and Elliot Perry, had gathered near the wooded area.

Wright played in the NBA for 13 years, including five with the Memphis Grizzlies.

A police report issued Wednesday indicated Wright was thought to have been carrying cash when he was last seen leaving his ex-wife's home in Collierville, Tenn., the newspaper said.