When Quin Snyder entered these NBA playoffs, with his Utah Jazz having earned the No. 1 seed while looking the part of a legitimate title contender along the way, it’s safe to assume he had no plans on quoting a fictitious coach from a popular comedy show as a way of telling the media masses that his team would be able to survive an apparent disagreement between the franchise centerpiece and the team’s medical staff.
But there he was on Monday, with dozens of reporters inquiring about Donovan Mitchell’s reported frustration with the team’s decision to hold him out of Game 1 against Memphis with his right ankle injury, calling on none other than “Ted Lasso” to explain the need for all of them to re-focus their energies.
