Four years ago, Jazz point guard Dante Exum tore his ACL in an international friendly against Slovenia, on a relatively standard drive to the rim. The injury cost him the entire rest 2015-16 season, pushing him a step back and turning a developmental year into a recovery year. Exum’s recovered from that injury, but has gone on to experience multiple others in his time with the Jazz.
But despite that risk, the Jazz say that they’re “excited” for three of their key pieces to be playing in the FIBA World Cup and the associated international warmup games that come along with it.