Utah Jazz forward Trevor Booker (33), center, leaves the floor after being ejected from the game after an altercation between himself and and Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert (17) during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
“If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t have slapped him. It cost me a game. It’s a tight race in the West. The team needs me.”
PHOENIX — If Trevor Booker had a time machine, things would be different.
Because he doesn't and can't undo the past, the Utah Jazz power forward will miss the first game of the regular season later this month.