‘Pretty special and pretty rare’: Quin Snyder and his Utah Jazz players open up about him coaching the All-Star Game

The coach’s “long journey” has this year yielded a reward for his technical acumen and personal touch, but also given his players a chance to joke about how seriously he’ll treat an unserious game.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder as the Utah Jazz host the Phoenix Suns, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Monday March 25, 2019. Snyder will coach in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game. He's the first Jazz coach since Frank Layden to be given the honor.