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The Utah Jazz had a brief stay in the win column before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time in a matter of days. Fortunately, fans were treated to another stellar performance from rookie phenom Donovan Mitchell. After missing the prior two games with a toe injury, Mitchell came back strong to […]

The Utah Jazz are coming off one of their most impressive victories of the 2017-18 NBA season with a solid win over the San Antonio Spurs. Unfortunately, they were unable to carry over that momentum into Saturday night’s star-studded matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite the 103-89 loss to the Thunder, rookie phenom Donovan […]

Through 29 games of the 2017-18 NBA season, Lonzo Ball is averaging 9.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists. While most of the conversation has been about his poor shooting percentages, he is slowly improving, especially in the last five games — 43.6 percent from the field and 38.7 percent from the three-point line. As […]

Donovan Mitchell has been shooting the lights out for the Utah Jazz so far this season. The rookie guard owns numbers of 17.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game over 31 contests. The University of Louisville product has emerged as one of the top first year players despite being picked near the […]

Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors must have been wishing that he didn’t make his first game back from an eye injury and concussion today against the Oklahoma City Thunder because Paul George appeared to have injured Favors’ ego this time around. During the third quarter of Wednesday’s contest between the two Western Conference squads, […]

With a bevy of scorers on its roster, the Houston Rockets have a built a powder-keg offense that can explode at any point in the game. Unfortunately for the Utah Jazz, that deadly Rockets offense blew on their faces in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 120-99 loss at Toyota Center. It was the Rockets’ 14th […]

Los Angeles Lakers legendary shooting guard Kobe Bryant will be having both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys retired by the team on Monday night, where he will join other Lakers greats at the top of the rafters in Staples Center. Many NBA fans from around the world have been reminiscing about Bryant’s illustrious career […]

It looked scary when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert went down with an injury in Friday’s game against the Celtics. But the team just got more bad news. Gobert is expected to be sidelined for one month with a strained PCL in his left knee and a bone bruise in his tibia, per Shams Charania […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has left Friday night’s road game against the Boston Celtics in the opening period with a knee injury, and has made his way for the locker room, per Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert still needs to undergo an MRI on injured left knee, […]

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward still has a soft spot for his former team, the Utah Jazz. But only its players. The Celtics and Jazz will face off for the first time this season on Friday, and Hayward had a message for his former team, per Chris Forsberg of ESPN. Gordon Hayward said that, with […]

Since Nikola Mirotic’s return to the Chicago Bulls, they are undefeated (3-0) after starting the 2017-18 NBA season with a 3-20 record. Against the Utah Jazz, the Bulls’ winning streak was on the line. With 32 seconds remaining in the game, the Jazz were down 98-96 and needed a defensive stop. However, Kris Dunn sealed […]

Lonzo Ball turned a lot of heads while making his way to their locker room inside Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. With the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks shown on national TV, the 20-year-old rookie decided it was the best time to troll Nas, and wear a hoodie with his […]

Legend has it that if you search the term “No Mercy” on Google, there’s a good chance that a picture of Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will pop up in the results. With the Bucks already up 115-98 in the final minute of Saturday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, nobody told Giannis to pump the […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni always loves a good joke. He may even be one of the most sarcastic coaches in the NBA. Before the team’s trip to Utah to play the Jazz, an article came out in Sports Illustrated detailing his daily routine of having a coffee from Starbucks. But what he said […]

Rudy Gobert has already played two games since missing a three-week stint with a knee injury. While playing in limited minutes, the Frenchman gave an honest assessment of where he was physically. “I would say the second (game) one was a little rough, but the knee is fine,” said Gobert, according to Andy Larsen of […]

The emergence of Utah Jazz rookie shooting guard Donovan Mitchell has been one of the biggest surprises of the 2017-18 NBA season. Little was said about the former Louisville product coming into the year. Needless to say, his stellar performance thus has taken the entire league by surprise. Everyone but Houston Rockets superstar point guard Chris […]

Although the Utah Jazz may not have been able to find their footing thus far in the 2017-18 NBA season, fans have at least been treated to the rise of rookie shooting guard Donovan Mitchell. Although Mitchell initially burst onto the scene with his explosive dunking ability, the 13th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft […]

Utah Jazz rookie shooting guard Donovan Mitchell has now scored four straight 20-point games, dating back to last Thursday’s 24-point effort against the L.A. Clippers, making him the first player in franchise history to do so since Darrell Griffith in 1980-81, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Griffith won the Rookie of the Year award […]

Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles is probably one of the most underrated players in the NBA today. While his numbers won’t make people jump out of their seats, he’s been a terrific asset for his team on both ends of the floor. And if there’s a play or two to perfectly encapsulate the effectiveness […]

Utah Jazz forward Thabo Sefolosha might just have locked up his place in this week’s No. 1 spot of Shaqtin’ a Fool’s top plays. During the first quarter of Tuesday’s game between the Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sefolosha embarrassed himself not just once, but twice in the same possession. After stripping the ball […]

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 […]

The consensus during the first few weeks of the season was that Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was the steal of the 2017 NBA draft. However, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has thrown Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell’s name into the conversation of biggest draft steal. “He’s really good. Honestly [he] could be […]

Utah Jazz play-by-play announcer Craig Bolerjack is a seasoned pro. He’s called multiple sports for some of the top networks in the country and has been calling Jazz games on television for over a decade now. By all accounts, he is a well-respected man in his profession. However, Boler seemed to have a very unprofessional […]

The Utah Jazz have listed center Rudy Gobert as available to play tonight against the Washington Wizards, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Head coach Quin Snyder reiterated that Gobert will have a minutes restriction after having missed action for several weeks, despite having healed crisply form his injury. “We wanna honor those […]

The Utah Jazz are clicking on all cylinders after winning their fifth straight game following a clutch victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. The Jazz have been riding a hot stretch by rookie Donovan Mitchell, who registered a franchise rookie record 41 points in the win against the Pelicans. Aside from their extended stay […]

Earlier this week, the NBA announced that Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November. Following Donovan Mitchell’s breakout performance with a career-high 41 points in the Utah Jazz’s 114-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, his teammate Rudy Gobert made it clear that he believes the […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, all the talk has been about Markelle Fultz’s shoulder and Lonzo Ball’s shooting percentages among rookie guards. However, after Donovan Mitchell’s 41-point performance against the New Orleans Pelicans, he is finally getting the attention he deserves. Through 23 appearances, Mitchell is averaging 16.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists […]

After losing Gordon Hayward in free agency and Rudy Gobert to a knee injury, it has not been an easy start to the 2017-18 NBA season for the Utah Jazz. However, after losing four out of their first six games without Gobert, Utah has won five consecutive games since. As different players have stepped up […]

Donaval Mitchell is having himself quite a rookie year. He’s making waves around the NBA as one of the Utah Jazz’s most promising young players, averaging 16.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists in his first 23 games as an NBA player, per Basketball Reference. Even more impressive might be his super-human leaping ability. Just […]

Utah Jazz rookie shooting guard Donovan Mitchell dominated the headlines Friday night after going off for 41 points in the team’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Mitchell made franchise history for most points by a rookie in the process. However, it was not the only impressive feat he achieved on his big night. The […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had a career night as he went off for 41 points on 13-of-25 shooting from the field and 6-of-12 from beyond the arc to lead the Jazz to a 114-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. With that performance, Mitchell etched himself into the Jazz record books by setting a […]

Frustration is building up for the L.A. Clippers, who are enduring what could be a very long season mainly due to injuries to some of their key players. Clippers fans are understandably disappointed in how things are going for their team, but just in case all the injuries and the losing are not enough to […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell has been praised as one of the best rookies of this draft class, thanks to his notable NBA-ready three-and-D skills, which have made him a starter in Quin Snyder’s rotation. Yet the most underrated part of his game is his sneaky athletic ability — one that he put on […]

People tend to forget about Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors. Once a third-overall pick by the New Jersey Nets back in the 2010 NBA Draft, Favors’ career has bobbed up and down since due to injuries and adjustments made by his team. This season, however, Favors is playing great basketball, as he is probably […]

The Utah Jazz have started to get the ball rolling as of late after winning their third straight following their 106-77 thrashing of the Denver Nuggets. More impressive, it was their second win of more than 30 points over the last week. With the Jazz finally finding their rhythm on offense, that could spell good […]

During this past offseason, All-Star forward Gordon Hayward made the tough decision to leave the Utah Jazz after seven seasons for the Boston Celtics in free agency. It was a thorough process that saw Jazz big man Rudy Gobert reach out to Hayward about the entire situation, but his text messages were not being answered by […]

Utah Jazz centerstone Rudy Gobert has been seen participating in on-court one-on-one drills, as he recovers from a knee injury dating back to an early November clash with the Miami Heat, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Here is Jazz big man Rudy Gobert putting in work today during practice. pic.twitter.com/Ts6fvnrhIx — Eric […]

Through the first few weeks of the season, Utah Jazz rookie guard Donovan Mitchell has continued to show reason for much promise to develop into a special talent. Mitchell put that on full display against the Milwaukee Bucks where he tallied 24 points in the Jazz’s 121-108 win that included an impressive spin move and […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles is one of the most unassuming players in the league. He doesn’t look athletic, fast, nor imposing. But he’s an effective role player who will always find a way to contribute to his team. His role, however, has grown since Gordon Hayward ditched the Jazz for the Boston Celtics. Today, […]