The Utah Jazz forward Simone Fontecchio made a jump to the NBA and found his role in the team, even though it's rather limited. In an interview with Eleven Sports, the 27-year-old Italian talked about his experience in the US. "When there are some difficulties, the key is to have patience. Since this is my first year in the NBA, I knew that were going to be some difficulties, in addition to that, I also had some bad luck," Fontecchio told Eleven Sports.

"First, I got COVID, and then I had an ankle injury. For a while, it looked like every time I had the opportunity to play, something had to happen." "But you need to realize that some things are out of your control, make peace with that, and just wait for the next opportunity. My wife and daughter helped me a lot in making this situation more manageable," Fontecchio added.