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The Utah Jazz are adding another stretch-4 type to the roster for the second half of the 2020-21 season. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported the Jazz have signed veteran forward Ersan Ilyasova for the remainder of the season. Wojnarowski added Ilyasova is completing COVID testing protocols prior to completion of the deal. Free agent forward […]

The NBA All-Star Game is over. Now the real fun begins as the playoffs draw closer and teams are looking to take another step to become a better team overall. There has been a lot of madness that has occurred through the first few months of the NBA season. From James Harden being traded to […]

Exactly 18,997 paying spectators were lucky enough to witness Kobe Bryant play his last ever NBA game with the Los Angeles Lakers on April 13, 2016, and one of those lucky people got even luckier by selling their ticket – signed by Mamba himself – for just over $40,000. According to TMZ, a ticket from […]

The 2021 NBA All-Star Draft that took place on Thursday concluded with the two All-Stars from the Utah Jazz being taken with the final two picks. After LeBron James explained why members of the Jazz were selected last, Donovan Mitchell has responded to the awkward situation. Donovan Mitchell on LeBron James’ Utah comments during All-Star […]

He certainly took an unconventional route, but Utah Jazz veteran Mike Conley is now officially an All-Star. The 33-year-old had just two words to say in a recent tweet as he acknowledged the honor of being named an All-Star for the first time in his 14-year NBA career. Conley, who many believe was one of […]

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 […]

Mike Conley Jr. is finally an All-Star. Thus ends the longstanding claim that the Utah Jazz guard is the most deserving star to never make it. While most NBA circles are celebrating the 14-year veteran’s triumph, not everyone is particularly thrilled. That list apparently currently includes San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan. Gets to a […]

Donovan Mitchell couldn’t be any happier for his Utah Jazz teammate Mike Conley, who reportedly received an invite to the All-Star Game. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, Conley has received a call to participate in the annual showdown of the best NBA players of the season. Meanwhile, per Shams Charania of The Athletic, […]

After a lengthy 14 years in the NBA, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley is finally getting the call for his very first NBA All-Star Game appearance. The league announced on Friday that Conley would be appearing in Sunday’s prestigious game in Atlanta, pending medical protocols, per Tony Jones of the Athletic. BREAKING: Mike Conley pending […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is making light of his recent fine, with the help of teammate Joe Ingles. Ingles quoted the announcement both Mitchell and Jazz center Rudy Gobert had been fined for criticizing officials following a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this week. The ever-humorous Jazz forward made a hilarious reference to […]

Betting odds have been revealed for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, which will go down on Sunday night at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Not surprisingly, Team LeBron opened up as a 4.5-point favorite over Team Durant, per BetOnline. At time of writing, LeBron James’ squad is at -165 moneyline bet, while you can […]

The Utah Jazz suffered a tough 131-123 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this week. There was plenty of controversy with the officials coming down the stretch, with Donovan Mitchell getting ejected in overtime. While leaving the game, Mitchell was seen slapping a water cooler, hitting a security guard on the way out: Donovan […]

The 2020-21 NBA season has provided high-energy play and emerging young talent for its fans. As the first half of the season comes to a close, many teams and players have put themselves in position to make some noise for 2021, which only leaves optimism for what is in store after the All-Star break. There […]

The recently-concluded NBA All-Star draft was interesting, to say the least. Kevin Durant knows this. One of the moments that stood out came at the tail end of the draft when the last two remaining players happened to be the Utah Jazz duo of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, […]

Joel Embiid takes things personally. The Philadelphia 76ers fired back at earlier reports about him dodging Utah Jazz center and two-time DPOY Rudy Gobert after he manhandled the Western Conference giants with another impressive performance on Wednesday night. The Sixers star ended up missing his much-anticipated matchup with Gobert last month after he sat out […]

Fans saw a possible preview of the NBA Finals on Wednesday when the Utah Jazz matched up against the Philadelphia 76ers. Out of all the amazing plays that took place, one lasting image was that of Sixers star Joel Embiid asking the referees to slap a technical foul on Donovan Mitchell, which they called.  This […]

Pardon his French, but Rudy Gobert is beside himself after feeling that the Utah Jazz got robbed against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gobert and his team lost another tough one against the Sixers as they fell short in the battle of the best teams from both conferences slugged it out on Wednesday night. Utah’s frustrating evening […]

Donovan Mitchell absolutely blew his top after the Utah Jazz fell to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in OT, 131-123. Mitchell was ejected late in overtime when he got called for his second technical foul after a questionable foul was called on Rudy Gobert who had his hands down while defending Joel Embiid. Mitchell was […]

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 […]

Wednesday night featured a nail-biter between two of the top teams in the NBA as the league-best Utah Jazz took on the first-place squad in the Eastern Conference in the Philadelphia 76ers. The game needed an extra period to decide a winner and in overtime, Jazz star Donovan Mitchell had himself ejected from the contest. […]

According to Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers, the 2020-21 Defensive Player of the Year race has already been whittled down to two candidates: his guy, Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons, and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. The Jazz All-Star is a two-time DPOY recipient, having won the award in back-to-back seasons in 2017-18 and 2018-19. […]

The Utah Jazz travel to Philly Thursday to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a battle of the two top conference seeds.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Sixers prediction and pick. The Jazz are 27-8 straight up and 25-9-1 against the spread. Utah is coming off a loss to […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans took down the team with the best record in the NBA, the Utah Jazz, in a thrilling 129-124 win on Monday night. Williamson fearlessly attacked Utah’s towering defensive presence Rudy Gobert all night, as he led New Orleans’ third quarter charge to give them an 11-point lead heading […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were able to upset the Utah Jazz on Monday and they didn’t earn the victory in a normal fashion. Following their win over the Jazz, it was revealed that the Pelicans beat Utah despite their discrepancy in three-point attempts during the game, via StatMuse. The Jazz took 43 threes tonight. The […]

The New Orleans Pelicans managed to upset the Utah Jazz on Monday, 129-124. After the game, Donovan Mitchell claimed that Utah had a well-thought-out game plan against the Pelicans but just failed to execute. Per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune, Mitchell pointed out that the plan was to contain the Pelicans from scoring […]

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 […]

Around this time a year ago, Rudy Gobert made headlines when he became the first player in the NBA to test positive for COVID-19. With the one-year anniversary of Gobert’s situation with the Utah Jazz coming up, the French big man shared his reaction about the incident that eventually led to the league’s hiatus. Rudy […]

Rudy Gobert won’t be heading to Atlanta for the All-Star festivities by his lonesome. He’s going to be joined by teammate Donovan Mitchell, who was also voted as part of the reserves team, as well as head coach Quin Snyder, who himself will have the honor of coaching team LeBron team after leading the Jazz […]

The NBA-leading Utah Jazz head to the bayou to take on Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Pelicans prediction and pick. Utah has continued to dominate opponents, most recently beating the Orlando Magic 124-109 on the road. They are winners […]

P.J. Tucker looks poised to be the next veteran player traded by the Houston Rockets. Tucker is in the midst of an underwhelming season from a production standpoint. Averaging just 4.6 points and 4.7 rebounds across 29.9 minutes per contest for the Rockets team, the 35-year-old forward is having the worst season of his NBA […]

Donovan Mitchell has become one of the players in the NBA that Shaquille O’Neal has heavily criticized, leading fans to defend the talented guard for the Utah Jazz. After leading the Jazz to a victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday, Joe Ingles poked fun at Mitchell by doing his best Shaq impression, via Eric […]

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. […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder earned the head coach position for Team James, as he will face off against Doc Rivers and Team Durant on March 7. He will be coaching his first All-Star game, so he’ll need some time to get acclimated to the environment and pace of a normal All-Star game. Jordan […]

The Miami Heat defeated Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz on Friday night, giving the Jazz just their seventh loss on the year. With the league’s best record right now, Utah has been a dominant force in the NBA so far this season. However, Miami turned up the heat on defense in this matchup, causing […]

Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell refused to dwell on his team’s disappointing 124-116 defeat to the surging Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday. Instead of sulking about it, Spida offered a short yet straight-to-the-point response about the whole thing. Bounce back! — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) February 27, 2021 Mitchell is the rare type of […]

Former NBA player Elijah Millsap is standing by his story after the Utah Jazz released a statement concerning his allegations of bigotry within its brass. Elijah, the younger brother of former Jazz player and current Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap, accused team executive Dennis Lindsey of once threatening to cut his “Black ass” and sending […]

With a league-best 26-6 record and winners of 22 of their last 24 games, the Utah Jazz are clearly the best team in the NBA right now and have joined a short list of teams that are serious contenders for the title. And for bettors who place their money on the Jazz, their remarkable season […]

On Wednesday, news emerged that former Utah Jazz player Elijah Millsap was accusing team vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey for the latter’s use of a racial slur during Millsap’s exit interview from the 2014-15 season. It is now being reported that the NBA is currently undertaking an investigation on this matter and that […]

The Utah Jazz have established themselves as the best team in the NBA, as they are sitting on top of the Western Conference with a 26-6 record. With their 114-89 win against the Los Angeles Lakers, they now have won their last 9 out of 10 games. However, some rival NBA executives are not too […]