Is Rodney Hood on track to becoming a closer?: Rodney Hood's vacation is almost over. That's how little time the Utah Jazz's starting shooting guard is taking to rest his game, or on his laurels. He plans on returning to the court in the first week of May, and implementing a regimen that will take him back and forth between Salt Lake City and Atlanta. -- The Salt Lake Tribune

A new worry — and a familiar face — will greet Jazz: A week ago it seemed a foregone conclusion that if the Jazz could stay healthy, they would make the playoffs next year. But don’t get a “Jazz Playoffs 2017” tattoo yet. Lurking in the deep woods of the upper Midwest lies a growing concern, including one particularly familiar face. -- Deseret News