His first chance to play the Jazz came in early December, a game Cody, a rookie, missed due to a G League assignment. They got their shot again in January. Cody missed that game, too.

Ohio State senior linebacker Cody Simon – the team's Block O jersey ... "We knew how important stops were in that game. And more so than the hit, just to be able to get off the field, I think ...

Speaking after the win over Wolves, Slot explained Gakpo's absence, saying (via The Standard): "Cody didn't have a yellow card or whatever! He got a knock in the Everton game. A few of us got a ...