Utah Jazz notes: Johnnie Bryant breaks new ground, Ekpe Udoh’s ruthless D

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JULY 8: Johnnie Bryant Assistant Coach and Dante Exum. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JULY 8: Johnnie Bryant Assistant Coach and Dante Exum. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY – MAY 21: Ekpe Udoh, #8 of Fenerbahce Istanbul in action during the Championship Game 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four between Fenerbahce Istanbul v Olympiacos Piraeus at Sinan Erdem Dome on May 21, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Patrick Albertini/EB via Getty Images)

Ekpe Udoh defeats small children

Last month, Rudy Gobert showed the world just how serious he is about defense. At Raul Neto’s basketball camp in Rio de Janeiro, he relished the opportunity to reject the shots of grade-school aged campers. Ball after ball was sent violently away from the rim.

It was pretty hardcore.

Apparently, Utah’s recently acquired back-up big Ekpe Udoh shares Gobert’s ruthless aggression. At an appearance for this year’s Junior Jazz summer tour, Udoh took it upon himself to follow the Stifle Tower’s example.

Here he is taking it to a group of small children —

Is it weird that I get endless satisfaction out of watching this? That’s not weird, right?

Right?