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Rudy Gay attended Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, grew up in Baltimore and, even as he left for the University of Connecticut and the NBA, never let the city leave him. On the latest episode of The Adam Jones Podcast, Gay joins Adam and Jerry Coleman to discuss his days as a high school player , his decision to go to UConn , taking the leap to go pro , changes in college basketball , his toughest opponent to defend , his friendship with Carmelo Anthony , his memories of Kobe Bryant , the growth of the WNBA , his Orioles fandom and more. You can find all episodes of The Adam Jones Podcast here. Paul Mancano.

The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Baltimore Magazine. It was near 2 p. And Rudy Gay, the Baltimore native and year pro basketball veteran due for a new contract, sat on a red plastic chair in an air-conditioned classroom on the tony campus of Park School, the century-old private pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade establishment in the suburban Pikesville hills just north of the city line. With legs outstretched as one with a six-foot-nine body is inclined to prefer, he was here for one thing.

Students at Frederick Elementary School prepared for the arrival of the NBA star by blowing up balloons and attaching them to a giant "Welcome" sign. The Memphis Grizzlies player arrived at the school just after 1 p. Wednesday and students couldn't have been more thrilled. Gay, who grew up near Turner Station in Baltimore County, started playing competitive basketball when he was 12 years old.

Join more than 35, who have signed up to receive our daily newsletters. I saw that and just thought I could at least do that for now. Baltimore logged homicides that year, and the drug trade and gang feuds were fueling street violence. Gay said his playground-building initiative was designed to put kids to work.