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The Utah Jazz strut their way into the home floor of the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night and earned a commanding 133-109 victory. As the score suggests, the Jazz blasted the defense with very little resistance, as they collectively shot 58.4 percent from the floor and had five men score 18 or more points. Although […]

The Chicago Bulls have remained interested in acquiring lefty shooting guard Rodney Hood, but while the clock is ticking down on this trade deadline, the front office has got to be alert with what can come down the pipe this summer. Zach LaVine’s impending free agency could throw a wrench in this plans, as the […]

The Utah Jazz have been active in advance of this Thursday’s trade deadline, and have received interest from various teams for guard Rodney Hood, per Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune. League sources say the Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic have also shown at least a passing interest in Hood, who is set to […]

Don’t tell the plethora of individuals in Boston sports gear sitting in this airport, but the Boston Celtics are still a few pieces away from sweeping Golden State.  If making themselves genuinely competitive this season is the goal, Boston needs a significant upgrade over current second unit big men (Currently Daniel Theis and Aron Baynes) […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Rodney Hood might have outlived his welcome with the team after several showings of inconsistency, but the unsteady lefty swingman is reportedly in the crosshairs of the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Hood, who is slated to hit restricted free agency this summer […]

Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood has missed last Saturday’s game against the L.A. Clippers because of a leg contusion, and it seems that Hood will also miss tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks as well. Rodney Hood is OUT tonight. — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) January 22, 2018 Hood has been playing through the pain in […]

The Utah Jazz’s Rodney Hood is reportedly on the trading block and he could be moved before the NBA’s trade deadline. The Jazz are fighting for a playoff spot in the tough Western Conference and moving an integral piece to their lineup can go either way for them. The New York Post’s Marc Stein reports […]

The Utah Jazz are likely to be shopping for players and bringing in fresh energy, making that one among some of the key priorities of the team. A set of attractive assets sit on the Jazz’s hands, and they can pull off a key move with those pieces. Derrick Favors ($12 million), Joe Johnson ($10.5 million), Rodney […]

With the this season’s trade deadline only three weeks away, more and more players are getting included in trade chatters as possible ones to be moved. Perhaps one of the most rumored teams is the Utah Jazz, who are reportedly gaining interest from other franchises looking for trade partners. Rodney Hood, Alec Burks, Joe Johnson […]

It’s tough to be a Utah Jazz fan these days. Just when you thought the team is on its way to contention, Gordon Hayward goes to the Boston Celtics and George Hill ends up with the Sacramento Kings. It looks like the only things the Jazz have are Rudy Gobert, Rodney Hood and the promising […]

It appears Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood has tried to make amends for a transgression that occurred after he was ejected from a recent game. As Hood exited the game on Wednesday after being ejected, he swatted at the cell phone of a fan who was filming the occurrence. He was subsequently fined $35,000 for […]

Utah Jazz player Rodney Hood made headlines the other night when he slapped the phone away from a fan taking video as he was leaving the arena after being ejected from a game. Now, the league has responded to his transgression. The NBA announced Friday that it was fining Hood $35,000 for slapping the fan’s […]

On Wednesday night, Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood was ejected in a game against the Washington Wizards for excessively arguing with referee Tony Brothers. The incident may have been dramatic enough, until Hood left the game fuming, slapping the phone out of a fan’s hand who tried to record him exiting the court. Obviously, this […]

Have you ever had a day that went so bad that you wanted others to suffer, too? Well, Utah Jazz shooting guard Rodney Hood obviously had one. During Wednesday’s road game against the Washington Wizards, Hood was thrown out of the game in the third quarter after picking up his second technical foul of the […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert surprisingly beat his recovery timetable for a knee injury by playing in Monday’s 116-69 demolition of a win over the Washington Wizards at home. That said, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder will continue playing it safe with Gobert, as he intends to manage The Stifle Tower’s minutes in Tuesday’s matchup […]

Rodney Hood was unable to reach an agreement for a contract extension this year with the Utah Jazz, but the swingman has managed to land an extension of another sort. According to ESPN’s resident shoe aficionado Nick DePaula, the Jazz sniper has agreed to a new multi-year shoe deal to stay on with Nike. Utah […]

Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood had his first great game of the season Friday, as he scored 20 points in 24 minutes of action, albeit in a 100-97 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. But since the basketball Gods have been particularly brutal to players early this season, Hood wasn’t able to finish the game, […]

The departure of Gordon Hayward over the offseason has created a great need within the Utah Jazz organization to keep its remaining core group together and locked in for years. However, this may not necessarily be the case with fourth-year guard Rodney Hood as Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that it […]

Despite the Utah Jazz making great strides over the last couple of seasons, Gordon Hayward signed with the Boston Celtics in free agency. With the Jazz re-signing Joe Ingles and signing Thabo Sefolosha, they are looking at Rodney Hood to fill Hayward’s offensive role. As Hayward eventually averaged 20 points per game, Hood — like […]

The Utah Jazz and shooting guard Rodney Hood have engaged in contract extension talks, according to Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune. Following the departure of cornerstone Gordon Hayward to the Boston Celtics at the start of free agency, the team has hoped for Hood to become the leading perimeter scorer after two consistent […]

After making a solid jump from his rookie to sophomore seasons, Rodney Hood only averaged 12.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 59 games. With Gordon Hayward signing with the Boston Celtics in free agency, an opportunity has emerged for Hood, who is eligible for a contract extension. According to Benjamin Mehic of Deseret News, Hood’s […]

Upon the aftermath of Gordon Hayward‘s decision, the Utah Jazz have a gaping scoring hole to fill in the near future and they might just find it within one of their own. General manager Dennis Lindsey believes lefty shooting guard Rodney Hood can take on the bulk of the scoring now that the organization is forced […]

The Utah Jazz will be short three starters on Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, with Rodney Hood and Derrick Favors sidelined with knee injuries, while point guards George Hill and Raul Neto nurse groin injuries, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. The timing couldn’t be worse for the Jazz as they try to hold on […]

When the starting lineup of home teams are announced by the stadium announcer, it’s usually done with dim lights, some fireworks and a song to hype them up and start the game strong. For the Utah Jazz, they are opting to come up with their own style and play a different song for each of […]

The hapless Utah Jazz will have bodies out of the rotation yet again, as point guard George Hill (sprained right thumb) and power forward Derrick Favors (left knee bone contusion) will be out of the lineup against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Luckily enough, shooting guard Rodney Hood will come […]

Updating a previous report, the Utah Jazz will be without their starting backcourt of George Hill and Rodney Hood tonight vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Hill is sitting his fifth straight game due to a thumb injury despite being a participant in practice earlier today. Hood has been battling a nasty cold and […]

The Utah Jazz have a series of players in danger of missing Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, according to a report by Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Rodney Hood, one of only two starters to have played every game this season, is questionable to play due to a nasty cold, which he’s battled through during the […]

Utah Jazz fans have five reasons to be excited as their team’s whole starting lineup cracked the Sports Illustrated Top 100 NBA players of 2017 rankings. Without further ado, let’s see what Sports Illustrated’s Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney had to say about the teammates. No. 85: Rodney Hood (SG) “In Year Two, Rodney Hood completely flipped […]

The Utah Jazz have managed to remain competitive while collecting assets over the last three years. They also signed and acquired a few veteran players this summer to help balance the roster between young players and experienced veterans. However, there is a problem looming in the near future for the Jazz. The team will soon […]