Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike gets starstruck at Vivint Arena
The third-year center was hoping to see fellow Nigerian Kamaru Usman defend his belt in person Saturday in Salt Lake City, but he’ll be on his way to Egypt to teach hoops to children.
(Eric Walden | The Salt Lake Tribune) UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike — both native Nigerians — met to exchange jerseys after the UFC 278 news conference at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Aug. 18, 2022.
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