Nostalgia Takes Center Stage When Utah Hosts Memphis

To hear Mike Conley and Rudy Gay tell it, they each have different first memories regarding one another.

Gay, who was considered the savvy veteran despite entering his second season when he met Conley, remembers Conley walking into the gym for their first practice showing off his new tattoo at the time. He had his sleeve pulled up and came strutting into the gym, showing it off to anyone who would ask.

“For some reason, I remember that he had just gotten that tattoo. ... He walked in with his little arm sleeve rolled,” Gay said while laughing. “Mike came in and worked out, didn’t really talk much.”

“I was very proud. … Not so much now,” Conley added of the tattoo while smiling.

While Conley…