At East High School, students thought they were going to a normal assembly on Monday. When they walked into the gym, they thought they might be watching their teachers and school staff face off in a basketball game meant more for humor than anything else.

The students were told that the assembly was a Jazz-sponsored event, so when Jazz Bear rode into the gym on a motorcycle, they were excited, but they had no idea what was coming next — that the Utah Jazz players would hold their annual intra-squad scrimmage in the gym made famous by “High School Musical.”

As the full roster of Utah Jazz players ran onto the court, the students erupted into a frenzied roar of surprise. And the din of the crowd continued over the next hour as the scrimmage turned into a reason for the players to put on a

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