Jazz Forward Bojan Bogdanovic Steals Ball, Drives Court For Bucket Against Kings

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic stole the ball on an errant throw and took it down the court for a basket during the opening quarter of Utah’s game against Sacramento Kings.

The Kings hosted the Jazz at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday, April 28.

With 3:38 remaining in the first quarter, Bogdanovic intercepted a bad pass by Kings guard Buddy Hield.

Bogdanovic took the ball coast-to-coast down the court before banking the ball off the backboard for two points.

The Jazzman’s field goal gave the Jazz a 26-18 lead.

Croatian Creation pic.twitter.com/TJm47PI4y9

— utahjazz (@utahjazz) April 29, 2021

Bogdanovic’s bucket drew a reaction from Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, who was not at the game after suffering a right ankle sprain earlier in April.

“Yeah BOJAN!!!!” Mitchell tweeted after Bogdanovic’s bucket.

Yeah BOJAN!!!! @44Bojan

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 29, 2021

At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz owned a 30-27 lead.

During the opening 12 minutes, Bogdanovic scored 12 points on 4-5 field goals. He was 4-4 from the free throw line.

Bogdanovic also added one assist, one steal, and one block.

The Jazz forward posted a plus-five rating during his first nine minutes on the hardwood.

The @utahjazz lead the @SacramentoKings 30-27 after one.

Bojan Bogdanovic scores 12 points to lead the Jazz while Buddy Hield has 12 for the Kings. #Takenote pic.twitter.com/84CVOEYNgQ

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) April 29, 2021

This season, Bogdanovic is averaging 15.6 points per contest on 42.0 percent shooting.

Utah’s game against Sacramento is broadcast on AT&T SportsNet and 97.5 FM.