Jordan Clarkson Articles - Page 5

The Utah Jazz are currently in the middle of a full-fledged rebuild after trading star player Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers and defensive anchor Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Disappointing playoff exit after disappointing playoff exit have forced the Jazz’ hands as they had come to the conclusion that the Mitchell and Gobert-led […]

The fire sale in Salt Lake City has continued, as a month and a half after trading polarizing big man Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Utah Jazz dealt the face of their franchise, Donovan Mitchell, to the Cleveland Cavaliers for even more draft capital. The Jazz have amassed a total of seven first-round […]

Utah Jazz stud Jordan Clarkson woke up to some shocking news after he learned that now-ex-teammate Donovan Mitchell has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Clarkson took to Twitter to share his immediate reaction to this major development, and it probably sums up how the entire city of Utah is feeling right now. Clarkson added […]

The Utah Jazz have already traded a pair of franchise pillars. As CEO of basketball operations Danny Ainge continues a full-scale rebuild in Salt Lake City, don’t expect the Jazz front office to be any less aggressive tearing down what’s left of its incumbent roster. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported in wake of Mitchell’s stunning trade […]

This is a rather weird time for Jordan Clarkson. Yes, he’s currently signed to the Utah Jazz team. However, his stay with the team might be coming to an end depending on how the Donovan Mitchell situation sorts itself out. It’s commonly thought that Clarkson will be traded to a contender in a fire sale […]

It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to trade Russell Westbrook. The team has been actively shopping the former MVP for months now. No team has been willing to give the Lakers what they want… except for one. The Utah Jazz have a bevy of players they could trade if they start […]

Countless rumors are floating around the Utah Jazz and their future as a franchise. After shockingly trading Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, there is a firm belief Donovan Mitchell could be the next to go, which could mean a full rebuild. But if you’re asking Jordan Clarkson, he’s not worried the least about any […]

The Utah Jazz have made some franchise-altering decisions this offseason. Highlighted by the Rudy Gobert deal and with a potential Donovan Mitchell trade looming, the franchise is set for a full rebuild. While Mitchell and Gobert are the two players set to bring the largest return, they may not be the only players on the […]

Overall, the Toronto Raptors had a successful season this year. After starting the campaign at 4-14, they were able to turn it around and secure the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Their 48-34 record and the great number of lengthy defenders made them a frightening postseason matchup. Even so, they were not enough of […]

There are a handful of question marks for the Utah Jazz this offseason. After another early playoff elimination, there are likely to be wholesale changes looming for the franchise. Clarkson, who arrived in Utah during the 2019-20 season, has been a vital part of the Jazz offense for the past few years. While he’s still […]

If you asked Dallas Mavericks fans how they would feel splitting the series 2-2 while playing three games without their superstar, the response would be pretty positive. However, Dallas lost Game 4 in heartbreaking last-second fashion. Rudy Gobert was able to slam home an alley-oop from Donovan Mitchell with 11 seconds left to play. This […]

The Utah Jazz made a statement in Game 4 by finding a way to win despite the return of Luka Doncic. The exclamation point was put on the game by Rudy Gobert slamming home an alley-oop to put the Jazz on top with 11 seconds still to play. This was a massive win for Utah […]

The Utah Jazz shifted the momentum to their side by spoiling the return of Luka Doncic in Game 4 of their series against the Dallas Mavericks with a 100-99 win. The tightly contested victory evened the series at two games apiece as the series goes back to Texas for Game 5.   It was surely […]

The Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings are on opposite sides of the NBA spectrum. While the Jazz continue to be a solid contender, the Kings have become the laughingstock of the league. It is where careers go to waste, as the squad has missed the NBA Playoffs for 16 straight seasons—the record for longest […]

The Utah Jazz is on the second of a back-to-back as they stay in New York to take on the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Nets prediction and pick. Utah throttled the New York Knicks 108-93 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Despite not […]

After witnessing Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and Portland Trail Blazers wing Josh Hart put up 40-plus points for their respective teams on Saturday, some fans couldn’t believe that the Los Angeles Lakers let them go. While it has been years since the Lakers traded both Clarkson and Hart in their bid to create a […]

The Utah Jazz are playing more beautiful music recently, winning eight of their last nine games to surge in the Western Conference. Their last victory was a huge one, as they escaped the league-leading Phoenix Suns, 118-114 on Sunday night. The Jazz used a balanced attack against the Suns, led by Donovan Mitchell who top-scored […]

The Utah Jazz suffered a significant loss with Joe Ingles suffering a season-ending torn ACL. Ingles is an integral part of the Jazz and his absence will be felt. They are 30-21 on the season, which places them in the fourth spot in the Western Conference. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert have played well and […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson is a man of the people. Especially of the Filipino people. The Jazz hosted the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. With Clarkson and Rockets rookie Jalen Green both having roots from the Philippines, it was only apt that the game also celebrated Filipino Heritage Night. Before the tip-off, Clarkson was […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was involved in a heated moment with a fan during Monday’s 110-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs. At one point, it seemed like Clarkson was ready to go full Ron Artest during the infamous Malice at the Palace but, thankfully, cooler heads prevailed. After the game, the Jazz stud […]

A Utah Jazz shooting guard throwing down a strong dunk is nothing new. That is, if that guard is Donovan Mitchell. Jordan Clarkson isn’t one for frequent thunderous dunks, but he threw down a vicious slam and was fired up about it. In Utah’s win against the Minnesota Timberwolves this past Thursday, Clarkson threw down […]

Utah Jazz stars Jordan Clarkson almost had a LeBron James-Dwyane Wade moment with Donovan Mitchell on Saturday against the Washington Wizards, but he decided to pass up on it. His reason? He knows they can’t afford to botch the shot and miss given their small lead at the time. Clarkson connected with Mitchell late in […]

The Utah Jazz are often known for their defense, thanks to their intimidating home-court advantage and Defensive Player of the Year roaming the paint in Rudy Gobert. But their three-point shooting prowess has been just as key to their success in the past two seasons. The Jazz made the most threes in the NBA last […]

One of the pieces required in vying for an NBA championship is a spark-plug off the bench. When a team deals with slow starts and offensive struggles, a scorer off the bench provides the antidote more often than not. In the early stages of the season, although the stars came out to play, some guys […]

Thursday’s game between the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz marked a historic moment for Filipino fans. The game marked the first time two players of Filipino descent played against each other: rookie Jalen Green versus reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson. To commemorate this, the Rockets earlier announced a Filipino Heritage Night […]

Filipino NBA fans are in for a treat when the NBA season starts, when the Houston Rockets host the Utah Jazz on October 28. This will mark the first time two players of Filipino descent face off, as Rockets rookie Jalen Green takes on Jazz sixth man Jordan Clarkson. In honor of this, the Rockets […]

Utah Jazz Twitter had a field day – but it wasn’t for any trade speculation or offseason move. Jordan Clarkson was interviewed by a reporter totally clueless on who he was. KUTV reporter Hayley Crombleholme might have gotten a pass if the topic of the interview was something totally unrelated to basketball, like Klay Thompson’s […]

A wise philosopher once said: We not double-teaming in open gym. That wise philosopher, of course, is Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. He made the memorable remark in 2019 during an offseason pickup game. The video of it quickly went viral, with some NBA players even roasting Booker for it. Now, it seems he’s going […]

August 24 (8/24) will forever be Mamba Day and the entire basketball community united once again in remembering the late great Kobe Bryant. Of course, the NBA world paid tribute to Kobe, including his former teammate Jordan Clarkson. The Utah Jazz guard reposted on Twitter an old video of a bunch of NBA players discussing […]

There are few bigger icons from the Philippines than Manny Pacquiao. The eight-division boxing champion turned Filipino Senator recently shared an epic image of himself training in the gym in what can be considered as the most Filipino pride photo of all time. Pacquiao struck a pose with none other than Utah Jazz star Jordan […]

Can’t blame NBA legend Dwyane Wade for wishing to be like Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson. Clarkson continues to be one of the chillest dudes in the NBA, and on Thursday, he sent the whole world of Twitter into a frenzy after posting a one-emoji tweet about celebrity Selena Gomez. The NBA Sixth Man of […]

Gervonta Davis took the WBA Superlightweight Championship belt from Mario Barrios in their epic boxing match on Sunday in Atlanta, and his performance was nothing short of spectacular as the likes of Kevin Durant, Ja Morant and other NBA stars were left in awe of his display of speed and power. Davis won the fight […]

Kendall Jenner isn’t taking things lightly when it comes to this whole ‘Kardashian Curse’ phenomenon. The 25-year-old supermodel, who’s currently dating Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, aired her feelings in a recent two-part reunion special of the hit reality series Keeping Up With the Kardashians. “What I don’t like about the narrative is that the […]

The Utah Jazz started the series up 2-0 but have lost two straight games, making the series tied at 2-2. The Los Angeles Clippers have been great the past two games and the Jazz will need to make major adjustments for Game 5. Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have taken over the last […]

Things got a little bit chippy in Game 3 between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers. Newly crowned Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson was in the thick of the action as he got whistled for a flagrant foul 1 for a blatant hit on Clippers big man Ivica Zubac. Clarkson channeled countryman […]

Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson couldn’t help but express his pain and disappointment after a Filipino food truck in Salt Lake City was vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti. Clarkson, who is Filipino-American, took to Twitter to share the incident. He highlighted that he knows the “pain that hateful language and racism causes,” which is why he […]

The Los Angeles Clippers managed to rally from a 2-0 series deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in seven games. Now, they are set to battle the top-seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals. Los Angeles has won its first three road games (1-3 at home) in the 2021 NBA playoffs. After beating the […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle and Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson are both thriving literally thousands of miles apart. But these two, just like a few other players, will forever be connected by their young Los Angeles Lakers ties. Clarkson was the first to greet his former Lakers teammate, tagging him in a tweet […]

One word. That’s all Jordan Clarkson needed to say after making history in winning as Sixth Man of the Year. Just moments after receiving the award, becoming the first player in Utah Jazz history to do so, Clarkson in a Facebook post said he is blessed. Clarkson has repeatedly made it known that winning Sixth […]