The truck backs up slowly to the loading dock and the men inside climb out into the dark garage. In 24 hours, the building will be alive and aglow, thousands of fans screaming as the Utah Jazz take on the Memphis Grizzlies. Tonight, however, there is only the thud-thud-thud of bag after bag after bag being thrown from the truck. This is when game day starts for Jazz equipment manager Adam Klauke.
The team’s mid-November road trip will hit five cities over the course of nine days, from Memphis to Dallas, Philadelphia to Boston, and finally wrapping up in Indianapolis.