MEMPHIS – The gigantic banner stretches 45 feet by 34 feet across nearly three stories of the office complex shared by the Memphis Rock ‘N Soul Museum and the Grizzlies administrative offices.
The banner, adjacent to FedExForum overlooking iconic Beale Street, features Mike Conley in his game-night uniform, leaning back and facing skyward, holding a basketball with his arms stretched wide open. He’s positioned alongside the slogan that reads in bold: GET MEMPHIS.
The image is absolutely fitting. It’s fitting, first, because it depicts Conley in total submission to his city. As the longest-tenured player with the Grizzlies, no one on the roster gets Memphis as a basketball town quite like the 12-year veteran playmaker who, on the court, has dished and dazzled the franchise through some of its most challenging lows as well as it highest peaks.