On Friday evening, the Utah Jazz are set to square off with a couple of familiar foes. Of course, the foe part of the equation is new, but you’d be hard-pressed to find two players outside of Salt Lake City more familiar with the gold, green and blue crew.
Former Jazzmen Rodney Hood and Alec Burks will join the Cleveland Cavaliers in their bid to deal Utah its second straight loss to tip-off an Eastern road swing. And while protecting the court at The Q will undoubtedly be their top aim, Hood and Burks both share another mission in their first bout with their old team — posterizing their former teammate, and the NBA’s reigning DPOY, Rudy Gobert.