Utah Jazz notebook: Jazz will try to recover in must-win game at Houston

“I can see why he’s still playing — he just loves to play the game,’’ he said. “He’ll always have his hands on guys and be mixing it up and be where the ball is, talking trash and trying to win at whatever he’s in and it showed last night.’’

WE HARDLY KNEW YE: Right before practice Tuesday, Travis Leslie made the rounds, shaking hands and saying his goodbyes to Jazz coaches and players.

Most Jazz fans probably didn’t know Leslie was on the team because he never played a minute during his short stay with the franchise.

The 6-foot-4 Leslie had been signed to a 10-day contract March 10 after averaging 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA’s D-League, but was released Tuesday morning.

“He did nothing wrong. We made sure he understood that,’’ said Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin. “He was great. He appreciated the opportunity to come in and for us to get a look at him and our franchise and see if it’s a good fit. He’s a good guy and hopefully down the road we’ll get to know him a lot better.’’

Leslie was originally selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2011 NBA draft after playing for three years at the University of Georgia. He was the ninth D-League call-up in Jazz history. The most recent D-League call-up player for the Jazz was guard Blake Ahearn, who played at the end of last season and in the playoffs.