Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio (3) dribbles around New Orleans Pelicans center Julius Randle (30) during an NBA basketball game at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 4, 2019.
It’s a long-held belief among NBA haters that the players don’t care until the playoffs.
Based on this week’s games, that’s as bad an idea as a Rudy Gobert 3-pointer.
Since the All-Star break, the Jazz have lost in triple overtime to Oklahoma City, beat Dallas, the Clippers, Denver and Milwaukee, and lost by three to New Orleans.
That’s the same New Orleans that is far out of the playoff race.