The Jazz had what sounds like a horribly miserable flying experience on Tuesday. Thankfully, they are okay. Via the Salt Lake Tribune:
As the Utah Jazz were taking off Tuesday afternoon to fly to Memphis for Wednesday night’s game, Jordan Clarkson was “being a bad kid” and getting up to grab something out of his bag.
Just as he was almost back to his seat, that’s when everyone heard — and felt — the boom.
Their chartered plane had struck a flock of birds, shredding the jet’s left engine and spawning a sense of helpless dread as many on board wondered if they were about to die.
“For a good 10, 15 minutes, I think all of us on that flight were questioning if we were going to be here today,” Mike Conley said in Wednesday’s postgame media session. “That’s how serious it was for us. I can’t speak for everybody, but I know that some guys were trying to text family, just in case. It was that kind of situation.”
Ugh. Here’s hoping they never have to go through something like that again.
