Only one player has won Sixth Man of the Year while wearing a Utah Jazz uniform - the one-and-only Jordan Clarkson.
He may have gotten the answer wrong on live television, but it was part of a bigger ruse. His teammate, Joe Ingles, hand-delivered the trophy to its deserving recipient.
“I appreciate you throwing me that ball,” a surprised Clarkson exclaimed before a national audience.
Clarkson led all NBA bench players in scoring with 18.3 points per game (career-high) to go along with 4 rebounds and 2.4 assists, becoming the first since Manu Ginobili in 2007-08 to average 18 points, four boards, and two assists as a reserve (min.