Weekly Run newsletter: Catching up with Utah Jazz rookie Elijah Hughes for some needed positivity
Going from being a college star to a rarely-used rookie has been tough, but he’s been getting some needed encouragement from the leader of the Good Vibes Tribe.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Elijah Hughes (33) us guarded by Atlanta Hawks guard Tony Snell (19), in NBA action between the Utah Jazz and the Atlanta Hawks at Vivint Arena, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.