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LONG HAIR DON'T CARE — Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler strutted into the Delta Center ahead of Wednesday's win with a new look.
His usual clean-cut hair had been covered by long flowing hair that he was more than happy to fan for the cameras.
Halloween may have just passed, but that didn't stop Kessler from dressing up as his fellow center Kelly Olynyk — backward hat and all.
Was it a good look for the conservatively styled Kessler? Well, he got a thumbs-up from Olynyk.
"He looked good," Olynyk said. "I think that would be a great look on him. I think he's selling himself short right now with what he was doing."
puttin' on a Halloween Klynyk with this costume 💀 pic.twitter.com/kHjkr0r7Ku
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 1, 2023
As the saying goes, imitation is the highest form of flattery. And considering how Olynyk played Wednesday, he probably wouldn't mind his teammate doing it again, either.
Onlynyk had 14 points, eight rebounds and was an eye-popping plus-38 in 26 minutes of play in Utah's blowout win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Kessler, however, struggled with just 4 points and four rebounds, so …
"He's gonna be fine," Olynyk said of the second-year center. "I mean, what he does is so big for us and so important that it'll come back around."
