Ettore Messina responds to Utah Jazz coaching rumor
“How ’Bout This Jazz” newsletter: Famed Italian coach who worked with Will Hardy in San Antonio addresses the rumor he could come to SLC. Plus, the infamous free throw competition is in dispute.
(Eric Gay | AP file photo) Olimpia Milano head coach Ettore Messina, shown with the San Antonio Spurs on April 19, 2018, is rumored to be a candidate to join Will Hardy's Utah Jazz staff as an assistant coach.
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