Salt Lake Tribune · Jan 26, 2019
Jazz mascot nets bat on court before Timberwolves game
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio, left, defends against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jared Terrell during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Salt Lake City.A wayward bat flew around the court inside the Vivint Smart Home Arena about an hour before Utah’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, interrupting the pregame shooting routines of the likes of Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Ricky Rubio.
The few thousand fans in the building took turns cheering and then groaning while watching the flying mammal zip around the arena and elude several security guards and an on-court employee armed with a net.