SALT LAKE CITY — Just moments after a disappointing loss to the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday, a tiny toddler entered the Utah Jazz locker room in search of his father.
The media cleared a path as Rodney Hood Jr. stretched his arms to be picked up by his 6-foot-8, 206-pound dad.
He didn’t care that Jazz guard Rodney Hood struggled mightily with two points on 1-for-10 shooting in 32 minutes off the bench.
All “JR” cared about was seeing his No. 1 role model on his second birthday.
“It put things in perspective,” Hood explained, holding his son.