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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was one of the driving forces behind a 106-99 win over the Utah Jazz last Thursday — his defensive efforts were priceless down the stretch as his team held on to the win in the last minute. One of the reasons driving his spirited play are the alleged quotes of […]

Forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green shared a few laughs after the former received a technical foul toward the end of the Golden State Warriors 106-99 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. While a technical foul is no laughing matter for the most part, it turns out the two teammates weren’t laughing at […]

Utah Jazz forward Boris Diaw is one of the funniest players in the league today. He shares outrageous stories which have some truth to it and is not afraid to crack jokes whenever he can. On a recent podcast, the 34-year-old French international shared another hilarious story about how his former shooting coach with the […]

With less than three minutes to go in the game between the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz, Kevin Durant went on a fastbreak and showed Trey Lyles how strong he is before embarrassing him. Despite his lanky frame, the former MVP and four-time scoring champion gave Lyles a bump before slamming it home. The […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is slowly beginning to understand his major importance to the team’s success. While the French international isn’t remotely close to being a talented post scorer like other bigs in the league, his role offensively is more of a facilitator, if you will. “We all hear from our coaches growing up that […]

On Saturday, the Houston Rockets faced-off against the Utah Jazz in a highly-entertaining matchup which saw the opposing team’s big men go at it from the start. Clint Capela and Rudy Gobert defended each other physically and both men tried to dunk on one another during the match. The two continued with their playful jabs towards […]

After missing the first six games of the season, Gordon Hayward made his season debut for the Utah Jazz last November 6. However, even if he has made his return, it does not mean his injury has fully healed. It can be recalled that the 26-year-old Butler product suffered a broken left ring finger during […]

Dante Exum never had a chance. Looking to ice the game, James Harden cooked up an unfair sequence of moves on Exum, ending with a stepback 3-pointer to effectively put the Rockets ahead of the Jazz for good Saturday night. Houston went on to win, 111-102. https://vine.co/v/5tzvWexb2IH Harden has been unreal this season with the […]

The Utah Jazz made one of their most important signings this offseason on veteran point guard George Hill. The pride of IUPUI made his mark as one of the favorites of coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs, then landing in Indiana, where he was the Pacers‘ starter during four of his five seasons […]

The Utah Jazz had been aggressive during the summer signing free agents and acquiring veterans to solidify their roster. They aren’t out of cap money yet either, but they do have to make a tough decision. The team has to make a decision on whether they should extend point guard George Hill or big man Derrick Favors. […]

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 […]

The Utah Jazz received some bad news after finding out that their power forward, Derrick Favors, will miss their game on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls and possibly a few more after that. The 25-year-old Georgia Tech product has been suffering from knee soreness that has given him a lot of discomfort over the past weeks. […]

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 […]

Veteran forward Joe Johnson joined the Utah Jazz last summer after signing a two-year deal with the team. But even if he’s only starting his stint with the team, Johnson revealed that he already considered bring his talents to Salt Lake City as early as February this year after he got a buy-out from the Brooklyn Nets. […]

Utah Jazz point guard George Hill will sit out tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a sprained right thumb, the team announced on Twitter. This is a momentum-killer for Hill, who was just named Western Conference Player of the Week, averaging 20.4 points and five assists per game. The Jazz will go with Shelvin […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got his chance to throw it down against New York Knicks phenom Kristaps Porzingis, slamming this left-handed hammer after a pocket pass from George Hill. Gobert stands at 7-foot-1 and Porzingis at 7-foot-3, but with the sheer length and athleticism of the French international, he was bound to win an airborne duel […]

Utah Jazz star Gordon Hayward is slated to make his season debut on Sunday against the New York Knicks, according to ESPN’ Tim MacMahon. He has been out since he dislocated and broke his right ring finger on Oct. 7. during the preseason. His original timetable was six weeks, making this a very pleasant surprise […]

The Utah Jazz envision offseason point guard acquisition George Hill as a long-term fit in the system and can likely attempt to sign him to a contract extension this season, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. The move would prevent Hill from hitting the free-agent market this offseason and secure him as part of Utah’s long-term […]

The Utah Jazz will be without veteran forward Boris Diaw for up to two weeks due to a right leg contusion, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. The French international had missed the last two games for the team, and with a minutes restriction for starting big man Derrick Favors, forward Trey Lyles will get […]

The Utah Jazz announced Tuesday that forward Alec Burks underwent a surgical procedure on his left ankle with no timetable for return. The 6-foot-6 guard was expected to return this season after having a previous arthroscopic surgery earlier this year. The progress of his rehab was slow, and the ankle did not improve enough to return to action. […]

Rudy Gobert got what was expected. The Stifle Tower agreed to a four-year, $102 million extension with the Utah Jazz Monday, which was the deadline to complete such deals. Rudy Gobert is finalizing a four-year, $100M-plus contract extension with the Utah Jazz, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2016 The Jazz […]

NBA journeyman Boris Diaw wants to eventually take a trip to our nearest neighboring planet, Mars, and outer space in general. In his interview with Alex Wong for GQ, the Utah Jazz power forward talked about his literally out of this world idea. Here are some of the more interesting parts of the one-on-one: AW: You must […]

The Utah Jazz entered the Moda Center on Tuesday night with a shorthanded lineup to face the Damian Lillard-led Portland Trail Blazers. With the team already missing the services of Derrick Favors, Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks, the Jazz could not find their rhythm and found themselves in a deep hole when they trailed by 13 […]

When records are made, sometimes we think that it’ll be next to impossible to top them. The Portland Trail Blazers have been in the league since 1970, and over the past 16 years, have done something that no other team has done. In their season opener against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, the Blazers […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

Halloween is a very important night for some NBA players. The deadline to sign Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert to an extension is Oct. 31 and the two sides have been working on getting a deal done. Nothing has been agreed to yet but the belief from Gobert and Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey is that […]

The Utah Jazz‘s home court, the Vivint Smart Home Arena, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by making a countdown on Twitter and sharing 25 photos of the most iconic moments that happened inside the building. And as expected, a lot of it were from its home team. From Bob Dylan’s concert to John Stockton setting […]

The Utah Jazz have developed into one of the league’s most menacing defensive dynamos. It’s scary to think that, as accomplished as they seem on that end of the floor, this team still hasn’t peaked. They have a young, promising core and the pillar on the paint is 24-year-old Rudy Gobert. Last season, the Frenchman […]

It was just another preseason game on the schedule for the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Preseason games are expected to be a little boring with both teams playing third strings, but this game turned into a very good one. Within 15 games of game action, the Jazz had blown the […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Archie Goodwin put the exclamation mark with an emphatic dunk over Shelvin Mack in an impressive 111-110 come-from-behind win against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Goodwin scored the last six points for the Suns, determined to find his way to the cup with a dunk, a layup, and this poster-like jam to ultimately […]

Ever since Brad Stevens took over as coach of the Boston Celtics, Gordon Hayward’s name has been linked to the team. This isn’t surprising as Hayward played for Stevens back in college at Butler. As the talented swingman is expected to hit free agency next summer, the rumors on him potentially reuniting with his old […]

The L.A. Clippers took on the Utah Jazz on Monday night at Staples Center. Clippers’ forward Blake Griffin has been back to himself this preseason after missing out most of last season with injuries. Griffin worked a little magic against the Jazz, faking out Rudy Gobert, and flipping in a trick shot over his head. […]

NBA 2k17 had the Golden State Warriors winning “only” 58 games this season. But that’s just based on a simulation of the entire year by Tony Xypteras of Uproxx.com. Its simulator took care of literally everything. So, all results here are without any human influence. It’s true that everyone with a copy of the game […]

A new NBA season will tip off less than three weeks from now on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with it come the hopes and aspirations of every team in the league. From certain championship hopes out of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, to the drive to claim the Eastern Conference crown […]

During the 2016-2017 season, 24-year-old center Rudy Gobert struggled mightily from the free throw line for the Utah Jazz. He shot meager 56.9 % at the foul line during the 2015-16 season, after managed just 62.3% in the previous year. Gobert’s deficiencies when fouled make him a target for opposing coaches, looking to execute ‘hack-a-Shaq’ […]

It only took two preseason games for the first injury to strike the Utah Jazz, as scoring talisman Gordon Hayward is expected to be sidelined for six weeks after dislocating and breaking a finger on his left hand, according to the team. Bad news. Gordon Hayward suffered a dislocated and broken finger on his left hand. He's expected […]

Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey‘s engagement has been called off by his fiancé, 2014 Playboy Playmate of the Year, Kennedy Summers. This comes after his cheating scandal was exposed on social media. Last June, the Kansas product was accused of bringing another woman on a movie date without Summers’ knowledge, but only after a month, the […]

The Utah Jazz have added a new member to head coach Quin Snyder‘s staff. Former NBA journeyman DeSagana Diop‘s hiring as Utah’s coaching associate was made official through the team’s press release and their Twitter account: Jazz Announce Basketball Staff Addition Details: https://t.co/GXw9ey8Tzh pic.twitter.com/f6YG3Lim1X — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 3, 2016 Diop entered the league as the […]