Font ResizeBatman visited EnergySolutions Arena on Thursday night.
Last weekend, San Antonio's Manu Ginobili swatted a bat out of the air during the Spurs-Kings game at the AT&T Center.
Video of the incident has become a world-wide hit on the Internet.
The bat delayed the game for a second time by swooping across the floor when Ginobili slapped it, picked it up and handed it to arena worker for disposal.
After the Jazz's shootaround Thursday morning, Carlos Boozer was asked about the bat attack.
"I saw it on ESPN," he said. "It was pretty impressive [because] he just smacked it [after] they chased it for five or 10 minutes."
Did Boozer plan to shake Ginobili's hand before the game?
"If he doesn't have rabies," he said, "I'll shake his hand."
For the record, PETA criticized Ginobili for his actions and has undergone a series of rabies shots. The Spurs have also reminded their players that, in the future, bat removal should be left to the experts.
In addition, the Freetail Brewing Company in San Antonio has announced every time the Spurs win and Ginobili does not do battle with a bat, its patrons will receive a free beer. The restaurant will also donate $1 to Bat Conservation International.
Fessing up
Before facing San Antonio, Kyrylo Fesenko averaged five points and 1.5 rebounds in 11 minutes. He was the second-highest scoring
Because the Spurs can use a small frontcourt that includes perimeter-oriented Matt Bonner , coach Jerry Sloan didn't commit to playing Fesenko.
"I wouldn't want to put him on the kid that shoots three-point shots for them," Sloan said. "That wouldn't be a fair match-up, if they go to a small lineup."
On the other hand, Sloan said, "Hopefully we get him in the game" because Fesenko has earned the chance to play.
"Two months ago, we didn't know if we'd be able to get him in a game or not," Sloan said. "But he's made some progress and had some success here and there. ...
"We'll look for places to try and play him a little more, so he can gain some more confidence and hopefully get better."
Miles to N.Y.
C.J. Miles will accompany the Jazz to New York on Sunday and have his surgically-repaired thumb examined by the doctors who performed the operation.
"I get the cast off [and] they'll look at it again," Miles said. "But everything's fine. I don't have any pain. I guess everything feels good in a cast -- it protects it. But everything's OK."
Asked if watching the Jazz's slow start was frustrating, Miles said, "That's the only thing that's getting worse."
