PHOENIX — For the past 48 hours, countless headlines have surfaced throughout the media regarding the Utah Jazz, but most of them weren't related to basketball.
The lifetime ban of Utah County resident Shane Keisel from future Jazz games, following Monday’s verbal altercation with Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook at Vivint Arena, is what became a national trending topic instead.
However, Jazz players put that issue on the back burner on Wednesday to snap their two-game losing streak with a 114-97 victory against the Phoenix Suns.
“We can’t let anything that’s happening outside the court distract us,” Jazz center Rudy Gobert told the Deseret News after dropping 18 points with 20 rebounds versus Phoenix.