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Brad Rock: Jazz's Rodney Hood drama had played out in Utah; Jae Crowder acquisition a plus

Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Jae Crowder reacts after making a three point shot late in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

SALT LAKE CITY — It had started to weigh on Rodney Hood earlier this season, when he was booed by Jazz fans. Lately he insisted he was optimistic and doing fine, despite rumors he would be traded. But a day before it happened, it was time to get real.

“My gut feeling is that I won’t be here by the deadline,” he told Yahoo!