As he left the locker room, Ekpe Udoh offered a little bit of wisdom. The Utah Jazz center does this after every game, shouting out some aphorism or piece of advice to his teammates and to reporters on his way out the door. Wear your seatbelt. Call your mother.
“All right, y’all,” Udoh said on Monday. “Pay some people some compliments tomorrow. Be grateful.”
With that, he walked out the door.
“I got a little wisdom up here,” he says. “I just try to pass it down.”
Udoh did not log any playing time during the game that night, but he still found a way to leave his mark on the locker room.