Utah Jazz middle Walker Kessler says he received an surprising name this summer season from head coach Will Hardy and didn’t know what to assume.
(through Utah Jazz):
JP Chunga: “The place have been you whenever you received the decision that you just have been going to be concerned with USA Basketball?”
Kessler: “Nicely, I used to be truly figuring out on the observe facility in Utah. I used to be figuring out, and JZ (Justin Zanik) comes out on the court docket and says, ‘Walker, cease. I would like you to take this name.’ So I used to be kinda freaking out. I used to be like, ‘I don’t know what’s about to occur. I’m about to get traded?’ All the pieces was moving into my head, and he mentioned, ‘It’s Coach Will Hardy.’ I used to be like, ‘Oh, OK.’ So I took the cellphone, and coach was like, ‘Hey, bud. What you doing?’ I used to be like, ‘I’m figuring out coach.’ He was like, ‘Nicely, simply wanna say congrats on making the USA crew.’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh!’ I positively was kinda speechless, however they voiced their congrats, and right here I’m.”
