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Brad Rock: Begging won't decide if Gordon Hayward stays

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) stands on the court before game 7 of the first round NBA playoffs series between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 30, 2017.

SALT LAKE CITY — As July’s free agency window approaches, some enterprising Utahns have taken it personally that Gordon Hayward might leave the Jazz. So they’ve launched a campaign to convince him otherwise.

Not that Hayward is unaware of his popularity. He got a standing ovation at the end of Game 4 of the conference semifinals.