For several years I had a Utah Jazz weekend package with my friend Dana. I didn't really care all that much about basketball. The games were just a fun night out and an excuse to go out to dinner. At the end of December 2007 Dana mentioned that a player who was really good at shooting three-pointers had just been traded to the Jazz and she was really excited about it. I barely paid attention. On New Year's Eve I was at a sports bar with some friends and I just happened to look up at the Jazz game on the big screen when Kyle Korver was shooting a free throw. I was immediately smitten and asked who he was. My friends mentioned that he had just been traded to the Jazz and I suddenly remembered what Dana had said. For the rest of the season I went to every game that I could possibly go to. I started watching the away games on TV. I got a number 26 jersey before they even had them available because I had one customized. I was obsessed! The next year I got season tickets with my aunt and cousin and even started going to Jazz events. I donated a coat to a drive sponsored by Korver just so I could meet him and I hyperventilated! I was so obsessed with him that I spent most of every game looking at him with my binoculars. I had so much fun going to games while he played for the Jazz but after two seasons he signed with the Chicago Bulls. I gave up my season tickets and became a casual Jazz fan again because it just wasn't the same any more.
Yesterday I woke up really early and couldn't go back to sleep so I checked social media. I found out that Korver had been traded back to the Jazz! This news was so exciting to me and it brought back all of the fun memories. I immediately bought a ticket to the next Jazz home game, which is next week, and I am literally giddy with the thought of seeing him play again! I am now searching for my Korver jersey!
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