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NBA's longest-tenured teammates, Gasol and Conley, share spirit of Memphis and its team

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It doesn't normally happen like this, the best players on a team so intertwined with the city in which they play. But in a league in which stars hunt for the best situations and most compatible rosters, the special relationship between Memphis and the two best Grizzlies happened organically, the men even helping to put into words the attitude of their adopted home.

"Grit and Grind" has become more than a marketing slogan in the nearly eight years since Grizzlies guard

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