Utah Jazz wrap their season with one last weird game: ‘We’re nothing if not exciting’
Short-handed roster can’t quite muster another upset of the postseason-bound Lakers, but another unexpectedly competitive game in the season finale proves emblematic of a crazy, encouraging year.
Utah Jazz forward Kelly Olynyk, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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.