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Spurs' Pendergraph changes his surname to Ayres

San Antonio Spurs forward Jeff Pendergraph is changing his surname to 'Ayres'.

It may not be as flashy as 'World Peace', but Ayres' reasons for changing the name are family related.  

Ayres was born Jeff Orcutt, which is his mother's maiden name, since he didn't know his biological father until later in life. In high-school he changed to Pendergraph because of his step father, but apparently he is no longer involved in his life.

Ayres eventually got to know his biological father when he was a senior in high-school, and decided taking his last name (Ayres) would make sense. Ayres and his wife just had a daughter in June and he wanted her to have a name he felt a connection to. 

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