Why do the NBA's Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?
For more than a decade, the Jazz have celebrated home victories by playing “Hava Nagila,” the Hebrew staple of Jewish weddings and bar and bat mitzvah parties.
Fans watch the Utah Jazz play the Memphis Grizzlies in a 2021 playoff game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, May 23, 2021. (photo credit: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)ByANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA