Utah TV reporter hilariously interviews Jazz’s Jordan Clarkson without realizing who he was
Wouldn't you know it? Jordan Clarkson goes to a lot of Jazz games.
Jordan Clarkson is a good sport, on and off the basketball court.
Coming off a career-best year for the Utah Jazz, which earned him the Sixth Man of the Year award earlier in the spring, Clarkson is a pretty big name in the Salt Lake City area. Unfortunately, KUTV reporter Hayley Crombleholme didn’t realize she was talking to Clarkson on the street when doing a feature on the Jazz on Friday.
What resulted is a hilarious and almost surreal scene as Clarkson is interviewed like a regular person on the street. Only after the interview had transpired is when Crombleholme realized her mistake, and owned up to it too on Twitter!
— Randy (@rlikness) September 24, 2021
Had him spell his name and everything
. I’m only mildly (okay highly) embarrassed pic.twitter.com/mWFO6eXOjp
— Hayley Crombleholme (@HayleyHolme) September 24, 2021
Honestly, major props here to Clarkson for absolutely rolling with it and taking it in stride. Clearly this was an honest mistake from Crombleholme and he graciously goes along with it, resulting in this hilarious but also heartwarming tale.
One of my favorite parts of this story is Crombleholme’s tweets after the fact, and that Clarkson also jumped in on Twitter with some good-natured jokes about the entire thing.
THE JAZZ
— Hayley Crombleholme (@HayleyHolme) September 24, 2021
haha Lets GO JAZZ! Cant wait to get started!!!
https://t.co/jExEpQGDUF
— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) September 24, 2021
just happy i spelled my name right @HayleyHolme https://t.co/QndUL6EPEb
— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) September 24, 2021
As someone who has interviewed many players in my time, this is absolutely my worst nightmare, so kudos to everyone here for having a good laugh about it at the end of the day. Here’s hoping Crombleholme gets sent on Jazz duty again later in the season and we get a follow up on this hilarious moment.