SALT LAKE CITY — For two months, the Utah Jazz players were unable to even enter their practice facility at Zions Bank Basketball Campus, relying only on at-home equipment. At worst, some players went weeks without shooting a basketball. Some had stand-alone outdoor hoops. At best, they had access to an indoor court.
Still, even after the practice facility opened up on May 11, players were only allowed to workout individually. They could go through conditioning drills, lift weights and get up shots with a masked rebounder, but shooting the ball is only a portion of the game.