The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) takes the ball to the hoop, as Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson (23) defends, in preseason NBA action between Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns at Vivint SmartHome Area, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. There was plenty of weirdness within the confines of Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday night — the plexiglass shield behind the players’ socially-distanced seats; the stands being populated by just a couple hundred mask-wearing relatives of team and organizational employees; piped-in crowd noise; coaches in polos and sneakers instead of suits. And yet, there were also plenty of familiar sights, too: Donovan Mitchell pushing the pace in transition; Rudy Gobert dissuading would-be paint interlopers from going to the rim; Bojan Bogdanovic letting fly 3-pointers with zero hesitation; Derrick Favors, donning a No. 15 Utah Jazz jersey, scoring off of pocket passes from Joe Ingles. In the first NBA game to take place at the Viv since March 9 (two days before the league was shut down by the coronavirus pandemic), the Jazz opened their 2020-21 preseason slate against the Phoenix Suns with a 119-105 victory. Read more https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/12/12/jazz-open-preseason-with/
