CHICAGO — Ekpe Udoh’s nose was buried in “Becoming” by Michelle Obama hours ahead of the Utah Jazz’s tipoff against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday at the United Center.
Also, after every home game at Vivint Arena, the Jazz center religiously yells out some form of encouragement to those around him before exiting the locker room.
“Y’all have a good evening,” Udoh waved at teammates and media members following a March 4 loss to New Orleans.
“Pray for the ones in New Zealand,” he insisted after the Jazz’s 120-100 victory versus Minnesota on March 14.
He once even recommended a Sam Cooke documentary on Netflix, and you can’t forget about Donovan Mitchell’s favorite Udoh catchphrase of “peace and hair grease.