But the Bulls did get the best of Gay and the Jazz already this season, when they beat Utah at home at the United Center back on Oct. Nonetheless, this is probably just Gay lightly joking with DeRozan and LaVine in response to this post. Something that probably played a role here in Gay responding is the fact that Jordan’s “Flu Game” came against the Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals, and the veteran forward currently plays for Utah. This post from DeRozan showing him and LaVine was intended to replicate that of legendary shooting guard Michael Jordan and Hall-of-Fame forward Scottie Pippen following the historic “Flu Game” in the NBA Finals in the 1990s. After the Jazz finished their morning shootaround Friday ahead of their game against the Grizzlies, I caught up with Gay and asked him about the exchange with Snyder. Gay responded by bashing the post from DeRozan talking about the “fake” flu game indication from this picture. According to sources, Gay, who has missed the last 15 games due to the injury, was aiming to return next week, possibly against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. On Wednesday night during the Utah Jazz’s loss to the Phoenix Suns at Vivint Arena, fans saw what looked like a heated exchange between veteran forward Rudy Gay and Jazz coach Quin Snyder. Gay gave the Spurs a huge boost off the bench with 19. The post that DeRozan made this weekend included him and fellow Bulls’ star/shooting guard Zach LaVine following the big win over the Nuggets on the night of Nov. Stat line: 19 points (7-11 FG, 3-3 3PT, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, two assists, two blocks.