Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) pushes the ball ahead of Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) as the Jazz and the Nets play at Vivint Smart Home arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 3, 2017.
They grew up watching those guys and it set the tradition for us. It will be a cool night.
SALT LAKE CITY — Gordon Hayward was only 7 years old at the time, but he has a distinct memory from the 1997 NBA Finals between the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls.
Then a Pacers fan, the Brownsburg, Indiana, native was watching the Jazz’s first trip to the championship series with his dad when he noticed something peculiar.