Forever No. 11: Mike Conley always a Grizzly
Traded to Utah, Conley’s No. 11 will be retired in the future
Grizzlies controlling owner Robert Pera issued a statement Saturday announcing the No. 11 jersey of Mike Conley, now in the employ of the Utah Jazz, will one day be retired. (Associated Press file)
Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
If you think No. 11, you think Mike Conley. And if you think Mike Conley, you think Memphis Grizzlies. That's why his jersey will one day hang from the FedExForum rafters.
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