Utah Jazz fans were upset after Chick-fil-A changed its promotion. Here’s what happened

Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley (13) soars in for a dunk as he gets past Houston Rockets center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) during an NBA game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

Houston Rockets forward Thabo Sefolosha missed two free throws. Utah Jazz fans got a soda. Why?

Utah Jazz fans may have noticed the Chick-fil-A reward for missed free throws changed Monday night, but there’s a reason.

The setup: Chick-fil-A and the Utah Jazz have partnered with a promotion that will give anyone in the state of Utah a free reward of a chicken sandwich or chicken nuggets if an opposing player misses two free throws back-to-back in the fourth quarter of a game, as I wrote about for the Deseret News.

What’s new: On Monday night, Houston Rockets forward Thabo Sefolosha missed a pair of free throws with 39 seconds left. Jazz fans should have received the free reward, right?

• Fans found there was a free fountain drink — any size — but not tea or lemonade.

My Chick-fil-a fowl shot for the Jazz was a “fountain beverage” instead of a chicken sandwich...I’m so upset

— kade7_11 (@11Kade7) January 28, 2020

Me looking at @ChickfilA when we were originally supposed to get chicken sandwiches from the Jazz games, then it went to chicken nuggets, now it's a drink?? pic.twitter.com/9YTS17WqVC

— Does Utah Get Free Chick Fil A? (@JazzFreeCFA) January 28, 2020

Major controversy in Utah.

2 missed Jazz opponent FTs are supposed to entitle the state to free Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich, as announced by press release.

In a breach of trust, the reward given today is only a free fountain drink. You can’t even choose tea/lemonade.

Riot? pic.twitter.com/MAGDPMqPN2

— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) January 28, 2020

In the end we are complaining about free stuff.

I'm ok with the drink since we got nuggets just days ago.

— Chris Enger (@fuegote) January 28, 2020

That’s fowl

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 28, 2020

Yes, but: Chick-fil-A spokesperson Troy Apolonio told KSL Sports that the company reserves the right to change the reward after back-to-back nights. After all, the Dallas Mavericks missed a pair of free throws on Saturday afternoon.

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