Jazz forward Joe Johnson’s tying 3-point attempt looked good when he launched it from where I stood, high above the court at the other end of Vivint Smart Home Arena. The basketball disappeared briefly behind the video board then came back into view, bouncing off the rim. Same story with Joe Ingles’ shot from the other corner a few seconds later in the last minute of the Jazz’s disheartening loss to New York.
I went right to the top in my initial effort to experience life as a sports fan in Utah. The view of the Jazz is surprisingly sharp from Level 6, home of the cheapest seats in the building and an all-you-can-eat assortment of food that comes straight from a nutritionist’s nightmare.