Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) and teammates listen to the national anthem in the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, May 04, 2017.
It gives me purpose, keeps me grounded, not about basketball or anything like that.
Don’t stress about what could/should happen because what did happen prepared you for what’s going to happen.
If you happen to glance at Rodney Hood while he's on the Utah Jazz team charter or bus or perhaps as he's sitting in his locker before Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday night, it's likely you'll see the shooting guard’s nose buried deep in the pages of a book.