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Utah Jazz QOTD #2: Which injuries to use for the tank?

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The latest news in the Tank Wars comes from the Sacramento Kings, the cute little participant in the latest tank discussion. Today, in some moves that may not even change the outcome of games, the Kings announced that Domantas Sabonis will be out the rest of the season for left knee surgery.

There’s no doubt this needs to be done, but these surgeries for players seem like moves that need to be done “at some point,” and now is the time to do them, especially with losing being the best option.

It’s only a matter of time before we start seeing these things pop up for the Jazz, also. Jaren Jackson Jr. is already out for the season with his own knee surgery. But what can the Jazz do to make sure their own players miss some of these games to ensure they lose some of these games? The answer is short-term injuries. But what can those injuries be? And that’s today’s Queston of the Day. What are the injuries the Jazz need to use for their players who need to rest?

We may get some inspiration from the Pacers, who are using a lot of sprains, personal reasons, and soreness in their latest injury report.

All that matters is that this somehow helps appease gambling companies Adam Silver, who is definitely worried about the integrity of the game.

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