Walker Kessler adds some range to his game in latest monster effort
Rookie center makes good on a gifted moment by burying his first official 3-pointer, then gets back to what he does best, with the last of his seven blocked shots saving Thursday’s game.
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (24) blocks Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.