The Jazz spoiled Enes Kanter's return to Utah as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 94-89 Saturday night.
Kanter made headlines when he made comments prior to tip off criticising the Jazz and saying that he is enjoying basketball for the first time with Oklahoma City. Those comments didn't sit well with current members of the Jazz, and Trevor Booker made himself clear after the game.
“Hey, he can say what he want to," Booker said on Jazz radio when asked about Kanter's comments. "We know what we got here, it’s a great organisation, great team, we know what we have. Forget what he says, he got his stats, but, as always he took the L.”
Ouch. Kanter indeed got his stats, as he finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to get by his former team. Kanter's return story didn't stop there, however.
The crowd booed the Thunder centre during pregame introductions, and Kanter embraced it.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks took issue with how Kanter handled himself.
Brooks on Kanter: "I didn't like the way he handled it when they introduced him. Something that will be addressed. We're better than that."
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) March 29, 2015Kanter came to Oklahoma City as part of a three-team trade earlier this year. He had asked the Jazz to trade him, which led to some hard feelings from his former teammates.