Utah doesn’t exactly do itself any favors.
The legislature commonly goes against the mainstream. Just look at how they’ve killed Medicaid expansion, propositions (like medical marijuana) and look the other way on civil rights. We have a reputation for being backwards and we’ve done our part to earn it.
Fans acted like *** clowns after we beat OKC. I was embarrassed by how fans stuck phones right in westbrook’s face.
And there enough smoke about how inappropriate our fans can be regarding race to warrant at least suspicion that there’s a fire. I personally haven’t heard racist things said at games. But there’s been enough players and former players to comment that it at least warrants some consideration.
For POC, there aren’t many worse destinations in the league. Factor in the small market stigma, and it’s an even sell. Had Gobert played in Los Angeles or Boston, he’d have been an all star at least 3 times over by now.