MEMPHIS — With a sellout crowd still roaring at Vivint Arena on Friday night, Jae Crowder and Rudy Gobert were pulled off to the side to chat with Utah Jazz sideline television reporter Kristen Kenney.
Before Crowder could even say a word in the postgame interview, Jazz coach Quin Snyder approached him with a passionate hug in celebration of Utah’s 123-115 victory against his former Boston Celtics team.
“Something special,” Crowder described. “I’ll never forget it. Just for him to embrace me at that moment with the win for us. Just to feel that love and emotion from him was a great feeling for myself.