As reported by ESPN, The Utah Jazz’s team charter plane had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon after striking a flock of birds, which caused an engine fire and failure.
No injuries were reported. The Jazz confirmed their Delta charter for Wednesday’s game returned to Salt Lake City International Airport shortly after takeoff.
A team source who was on the plane told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that players heard a loud bang and saw a flash from the left engine.
On Twitter, several players appeared to express gratitude for the safe landing. Donovan Mitchell posted a praying hands emoji on Twitter,
🙏🏾
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) March 30, 2021
while Rudy Gobert wrote, “It’s a beautiful day!”
It’s a beautiful day!
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) March 30, 2021
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