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The top seed Utah Jazz got shocked by the hard-fighting Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, and the shooting struggles of Jordan Clarkson surely didn’t help. Clarkson has been Mr. Instant Offense for the Jazz all season, dropping easy buckets off the bench like the rim is as huge as The Great Salt Lake. But against the […]

The Utah Jazz needed no incentive to try and win as many games as possible. But they might have been a little extra motivated with some scholarships on the line. With each win the Jazz achieved this season, they provided one full-ride scholarship to a young fan from an underrepresented background. The grant provides not […]

The Utah Jazz have been dynamite on offense this season. Their scoring punch has been a total team effort, spearheaded by their backcourt stars in Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson. Sure, people know the Jazz have been good this year. After all, Utah finished the season with the best record in the NBA […]

Somebody clean the NBA Sixth Man of the Year trophy and inscribe Jordan Clarkson’s name on it. The high-scoring guard has truly found a home with the Utah Jazz as he has fully embraced his role as the team’s spark plug off the bench. Clarkson was instrumental in the Jazz’s historic run this season, clinching […]

For the first time in franchise history, the Utah Jazz finished the regular season on top of the NBA with a 52-20 record. Thanks to a top-five offense and defense, Salt Lake City’s finest enter the postseason with the first seed in the Western Conference. While most of the credit may go to Donovan Mitchell […]

Utah Jazz star and proud Filipino-American Jordan Clarkson had a strong message for his countryman, rising hoops phenom Kai Sotto. Clarkson’s advice could be summed up in five words: “Don’t put limits on yourself.” Utah’s leading Sixth Man of the Year candidate spoke to ESPN’s Chao Meng about a host of different topics, including the […]

Jordan Clarkson is a man who knows how to get buckets. The Utah Jazz guard has picked up the scoring slack for his squad with All-Star Donovan Mitchell sidelined with injury. But the Filipino-American flexed his passing chops on this play, bamboozling both Enes Kanter and Damian Lillard in the process: fake the pass, fake […]

The general consensus for a while has been that Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson will win Sixth Man of the Year for the 2020-21 season. After all, he’s tops among primary bench scorers with 17.9 points per game as a reserve and is on the team with the best record in the league. There’s also […]

In this specific post, without burying the lede too much, we’re going to be doing a Jordan Clarkson rookie card watch update. The time seems right, as the Utah Jazz veteran is doing wonderful things on the hardwood. During the offseason, nobody anticipated the Utah Jazz to have the best record in the league at […]

The Utah Jazz came close to what would have been a truly impressive comeback win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The Dubs held on to escape with a narrow 119-116 victory though, but as it turns out, a number of bad calls during the final minute of action played a significant role […]

If you’re Jordan Clarkson, now is a good time to keep pulling the trigger on offense. That’s exactly what the Utah Jazz guard did Monday night when he went full JR Smith and took a total of 33 shots and finished with a season-high 41 points, albeit in a 119-116 loss to Stephen Curry and […]

The Golden State Warriors held a comfortable 18-point advantage midway through the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz on Monday night, and it looked like they were going to cruise to the victory. This is the 2020-21 Warriors, though, and this is a team that has choked away a number of games in heartbreaking fashion. […]

Jordan Clarkson has been an absolute godsend for the Utah Jazz this season. With Donovan Mitchell sidelined with injury, Clarkson has picked up the scoring slack in a big way as one of the NBA’s best sixth men. He was especially on his game on Monday night against the Golden State Warriors. The Filipino-American guard […]

Utah Jazz reserve Jordan Clarkson came up huge once again on Monday night against the Golden State Warriors. The Filipino-American lit it up and dropped 41 points in a losing effort that leaves Donovan Mitchell no choice but to hand him this season’s Sixth man of the Year Award. Mitchell, who’s been out injured for […]

The Utah Jazz have been good for a while, but they burst on the scene this season as one of the elite teams in the NBA. They currently hold first place in the Western Conference, two games ahead of the Phoenix Suns. With only four games remaining on the schedule, Utah has a good chance […]

The Utah Jazz have been at the top of the league for most of this NBA season. On its face, that’s obviously a tremendous accomplishment. But holding the crown for so long does come with repercussions, especially in this condensed Covid-19 impacted season. Jordan Clarkson spoke at length about how the Jazz faced a “hangover” […]

After torching the San Antonio Spurs with 30 points on Wednesday, Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson reminded everyone why he’s tagged as one of the fastest rising stars in the NBA. Clarkson came off the bench and shot 12-of-16 from the field to help guide the Jazz to a 126-94 win over the Spurs and […]

Utah Jazz stud Jordan Clarkson may not exactly be a household name in the United States, but he’s definitely a huge superstar in his home nation of the Philippines. So much so, that a Filipino fan had a full leg tattoo done of Clarkson’s face, and the result is pretty insane. Here is quick look […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson bagged another highlight to add to his growing résumé with a nasty poster dunk over Toronto Raptors forward Freddie Gillespie. Before punching home the big throw-down, Clarkson showcased his slick handles to dispatch Raptors wing Yuta Watanabe on his way to the rim. Watch the highlight play from the 28-year-old […]

The Utah Jazz just absorbed their most disappointing loss of the season as they lost the top seed in the Western Conference after succumbing to a lopsided defeat against the Phoenix Suns. Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson ripped the idea that his team didn’t take the game seriously but bared that they should definitely come out […]

Donovan Mitchell’s injury came at a poor time for the Utah Jazz, as they’re attempting to clinch first place in the Western Conference. Only 1.5 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns, the Jazz are doing everything they can to maintain the top seed. Even so, one player who has really stepped up is Jordan Clarkson. […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder has a pretty interesting take on the Sixth Man of the Year race between two of his players in Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles. With the two Jazz studs currently leading the race for the award, Snyder decided to throw in a bit of humor to address the issue. […]

From 2014-17, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted numerous players that have turned into solid players at the NBA level. LA decided to risk it all and trade their entire young core at the time of Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 in order to acquire Anthony Davis. […]

Jordan Clarkson is having a career year with the Utah Jazz this season and one of his former teammates is giving him props for his efforts thus far. While sharing how much he means to Filipino fans around the world, Jeremy Lin uttered that Clarkson deserves to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson bared his full support for Donovan Mitchell following his decision to sit out Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum. While the two-time All-Star was listed as unavailable due to “personal reasons,” news broke out that it was due to the team’s scary plane incident on Tuesday. Per […]

The running gag inside the Utah Jazz locker room has been starting point guard Mike Conley’s athleticism, or in this case, lack thereof. Apparently, his teammate Jordan Clarkson has been having a blast poking fun at the grizzled veteran all season long. Little did they know that Conley would prove them all wrong in a […]

The Utah Jazz look to build off of a win in Boston on Tuesday when they head to D.C. to take on the Wizards. Washington is on the second night of a back-to-back, still searching for their first win after the all-star break. Here’s our prediction the Thursday night’s Jazz vs. Wizards matchup. Utah boasts […]

The Utah Jazz have been the best team in the NBA thus far. It’s a poorly kept secret that Jordan Clarkson, the current front runner for this season’s Sixth Man of the Year award, has been one of the primary reasons why the Jazz have found so much success thus far. Miami Heat legend Dwyane […]

The All-Star weekend is done and the NBA is now on its way to the playoffs, which could mean a whole lot for those active on the NBA card market. There have been a lot of developments, both good and bad during the first half of this season, most notably the league’s ongoing efforts to […]

With the NBA’s All-Star weekend upon us, let’s discuss the favorites to win the league’s signature awards for the 2020-21 season. At the unofficial midway mark of the shortened season, here are selections for the midseason Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Rookie of the […]

Wednesday wasn’t the greatest of days for Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. After losing a tough one in New Orleans earlier in  the week, the league’s best team visited the Philadelphia 76ers to try and end the first half of their season with a win. Unfortunately, the Jazz lost 131-123 in OT after they […]

Jordan Clarkson is confused on why his Utah Jazz teammates aren’t getting enough respect. Clarkson and the red-hot Jazz have been the biggest surprise of the 2020-21 NBA season as they continue to dominate with a league-best 27-7 record. Amid their meteoric rise to the top of the league in the first half of the […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was feeling like His Airness on Saturday against the Orlando Magic at Vivint Smart Arena. The 28-year-old Filipino-American scorer did his best Michael Jordan impression after dropping defender Michael Carter-Williams with his nifty handles. Clarkson had too much fun at MCW’s expense, as he totally owned him in this iso-play. […]

The Inside the NBA crew announced the All-Star starters for this year’s game in Atlanta. Throughout the announcement, the guys were debating on the top players in the NBA and the impact that they’re having on the season.  Hall of Famer Charles Barkley made a bold statement explaining that Utah Jazz sixth man Jordan Clarkson […]

Last Monday’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Utah Jazz was more than a battle between the top two teams in the NBA right now. More than that, it was an amazing clash between two of Kendall Jenner’s ex-flames – Ben Simmons and Jordan Clarkson. The 76ers were without their All-Star center, Joel Embiid, […]

The Utah Jazz continue to roll this season as they currently hold a 23-5 record for the top spot in the stacked Western Conference. Most of their key players have all been spectacular but the emergence of sixth man Jordan Clarkson is turning out to be an integral part of their newfound success. He is […]

Jordan Clarkson had one of the best scoring nights of his career when he dropped 40 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a thrilling 134-123 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Jazz sixth man’s big outing spoiled the otherwise magnificent night of Sixers star Ben Simmons, who scored a career-high 42 points on Monday […]

Utah Jazz reserve Jordan Clarkson woke up on the right side of the bed on Monday and exploded for a huge night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Clarkson once again came off the bench and dropped a season-high of 40 points, including tying his career-high of eight three-pointers to help the Jazz extend their winning streak […]

After Jordan Clarkson’s 40-point outburst on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley expressed his belief that the swingman should bag two major NBA awards. Via Twitter, Conley backed Clarkson as his choice for the Sixth Man of the Year and the Most Improved Player of the Year for the 2020-21 NBA […]