"Take away the near-empty stands and anonymous uniforms, and it appeared that nothing had changed for Jazz forward Jeremy Evans.

Utah's human pogo stick effortlessly bounced off the hardwood, gliding through the air and driving home putback dunks. He played dead at the top of the key, serving as a temporary decoy before breaking free and sprinting toward the rim for one of his trademark alley-oop slams. There were even touch passes that saw Evans briefly catch the ball with his fingertips, then swing it outward as he set up an open teammate on the perimeter.

Evans was nearly in regular-season form. As if the NBA lockout was a bad dream, and his two-week participation in the Impact Basketball League (IBL) was an ill-founded rumor instead of a near necessity. But there was Evans on Wednesday afternoon, running the court with professionals such as Portland/ex-Jazz guard Wesley Matthews."