Utah Jazz Rumors
Tim Reynolds: Orlando is the Mexican NBA champions! Magic sweep the two games in Mexico City — both of them “home” games for Orlando. Really good win over Utah today.
As Utah Jazz players arrived in their hotel, a special gift was waiting for them on behalf of NBA Mexico. Each member of the Utah Jazz organization received an authentic Lucha Libre wrestling mask in green, gold and navy blue team colors on the eve of Saturday’s Mexico City contest against the Orlando Magic.
All of the players were surprised with their own individual numbers on the masks, with others from the staff receiving more standard ones, as they were homemade in Mexico City. The masks are revered in Mexican culture as the wrestlers are like superheroes in the community.
Eric Woodyard: Ricky Rubio on being interviewed in Spanish in Mexico City: “I’m myself in English, but it’s 100 percent myself in Spanish. So, it feels great. It feels like at home.”
