There’s no way to get around it–Thursday was a day of mourning for Utah Jazz fans. Following the confirmation that Dante Exum has torn the ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the 2015-16 NBA season, it’s safe to say that the lot of us feel as if we’ve died a little inside. It’s a gut punch–a blind side jab to the very core of our Jazz fandom.
Nonetheless, I’m here to tell you that hope remains. The grand return of our boys in blue to the NBA Playoffs is still a possibility despite the cruel trick that the Fates have played on Exum and the entirety of Jazz Nation.