As has already been made clear on ESPN’s multipart documentary “The Last Dance” about the Chicago Bulls, the Utah Jazz were one of the best teams in the NBA in the late 1990s.
Sure, they were led by Hall of Famers Karl Malone and John Stockton as they made the franchise’s only runs to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, but in many ways, the heartbeat of the team was a player who rarely started and put up only a modest stat line.
That heartbeat would be the “Big Dawg,” Antoine Carr, whose hard-working attitude on the floor and infectious personality off it made him a crucial piece of the Jazz’s best teams and a fan favorite.