David Zalubowski, Associated Press
Head trainer Eric Waters, left, walks with Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce to the lockerroom after getting hit in the left eye while facing the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Denver.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz have continued to bolster their athletic training staff, as the organization announced the hire on Wednesday of USA men's national team and former Washington Wizards trainer Eric Waters as head athletic trainer.
Waters comes to Utah with an impressive resume. In addition to the duties he's held with the national team since 2014, he was named the NBA’s Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA) following the 2009-10 season with the Wizards.