Salt Lake City has an elevation of 4,226 feet above sea level, which means athletes sometimes are left gasping for air while competing in their respective sports.
Sports such as basketball.
“A little bit,” Kansas freshman guard Ochai Agbaji said, asked if he had felt effects of the high altitude during Wednesday morning’s practice at the Utah Jazz practice facility. He was speaking to media before a 40-minute afternoon shootaround at Vivint Smart Home Arena, home of the NBA’s Jazz.
“Coach (Bill Self) mentioned it. We were definitely feeling it going up and down court a couple times.