GCM: Conley's Path
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:37 am
http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grind-city-media/conleys-path-breakdown-to-breakthrough-170108
MEMPHIS – It wasn’t easy to discern the brighter glow.
At one end of the Bernal E. Smith Boys & Girls Club gymnasium were shiny ornaments hanging above the sparkling wrapping paper that covered gifts along the walls. At the other end were dozens of giggling kids, bursting with a sugar rush of energy in anticipation of the surprise guest set to enter the room.
After nearly a decade of making special appearances throughout Memphis at events like this – to lend his fame and/or finances – it’s adorable to see how Grizzlies’ point guard Mike Conley still gets nervous in these moments. He paces behind the scene and fidgets with his hands.
“These kids are going to go nuts,” Conley mentions before he emerges to distribute Jordan Brand shoes as gifts for the after-school program. “I still can’t believe it, sometimes. But it means the world to be able to help put a smile on these kids’ faces.”
MEMPHIS – It wasn’t easy to discern the brighter glow.
At one end of the Bernal E. Smith Boys & Girls Club gymnasium were shiny ornaments hanging above the sparkling wrapping paper that covered gifts along the walls. At the other end were dozens of giggling kids, bursting with a sugar rush of energy in anticipation of the surprise guest set to enter the room.
After nearly a decade of making special appearances throughout Memphis at events like this – to lend his fame and/or finances – it’s adorable to see how Grizzlies’ point guard Mike Conley still gets nervous in these moments. He paces behind the scene and fidgets with his hands.
“These kids are going to go nuts,” Conley mentions before he emerges to distribute Jordan Brand shoes as gifts for the after-school program. “I still can’t believe it, sometimes. But it means the world to be able to help put a smile on these kids’ faces.”