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Shaquille O’Neal is far from done in his all-out attack on Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert. Just recently, the Hall of Famer took another jab at Gobert by retweeting a diss aimed at the former two-time Defensive Player of the Year. Gobert faced off against Jarrett Allen and the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, and […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell isn’t a fan of how his team performs early during games. The 24-year-old All-Star lamented their slow start on Tuesday after they were blown out by the Brooklyn Nets, 130-96. Mitchell was clearly not pleased with his team’s intensity to start the game (via Eric Walden of The Salt Lake […]

After Jarrett Allen posterized Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert twice—on defense and offense—the Brooklyn Nets center couldn’t help but giggle. Allen was clearly pleased with himself while the replay of him embarrassing Gobert played on the big screen. In the Nets’ dominant 130-96 win over the Jazz, Allen pounced on Gobert twice. The first […]

The Utah Jazz travel to the Big Apple tonight for their first Eastern Conference matchup of the year against the Brooklyn Nets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Nets prediction. The Jazz come in with a record of 4-2, and they are 3-3 against the spread so far. They are […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a pretty significant loss early against the Orlando Magic on Monday evening. Veteran shooting guard Dante Exum could be seen hobbling off the court in the opening minutes of the Eastern Conference clash. Exum appeared to have suffered a leg injury while exiting the court and making his way over to […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert finally broke his silence after being dealt with a handful of tirades from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. The Frenchman kept his cool and didn’t fire back at O’Neal after insisting that he will continue to work despite the negativity surrounding him, via a Twitter post. There is no beef. […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal is simply not happy with Rudy Gobert’s massive NBA contract, so much so that Shaq has lambasted the Utah Jazz center for another round. On Instagram, O’Neal posted a photoshopped photo of him slamming on Gobert. He captioned it with what he thinks their stats would be if they […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal often chimes in with his thoughts and opinions on the modern NBA and its stars thanks to his primary role on “Inside the NBA” on TNT. Many of O’Neal’s comments disparage the modern NBA’s softness as well as the belief that his abilities still far surpass those of […]

Mike Conley had his best game for the Utah Jazz on Friday, as he led his squad to a 106-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The 33-year-old logged a game-high 33 points against Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers, which prompted some high praise from Jazz coach Quin Snyder. After the game, Snyder expressed how […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson cashed in big with the Jazz this offseason after agreeing to a hefty $51 million deal to remain in Salt Lake City. Now he’ll have to dip into his bank account after being fined $25,000 by the league for pushing a referee on Thursday. $25K fine for Jordan Clarkson as […]

The Los Angeles Clippers travel to Salt Lake City for only their second game away from Staples Center to take on the Utah Jazz tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Jazz prediction and pick. The Clippers hold a record of 4-1, and they are also 4-1 against the spread. […]

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is not pleased with his early-season performances. The Jazz guard has been incredibly inefficient through the first four games, shooting just 34.1 percent from the field and below 30 percent from beyond the arc. Mitchell is not hiding from his brutal start. He explained as much after Friday […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was hit with a technical foul for shoving a referee during Thursday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns. The interaction occurred on a play in which Clarkson initially stole an inbounds pass from the Suns in the backcourt. Unable to keep a handle on the ball, the guard careened towards […]

The Phoenix Suns travel to Utah for their fifth matchup of the season to close out the year against the Jazz. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Jazz prediction and pick. The Suns stand at 3-1, coming off an impressive victory against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Jazz hold a […]

Prior to the 2012 NBA season, then Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets. In return for Harden’s services, Houston sent shooting guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, as well as two first-round picks and a second-rounder. Rather hilariously, recently, amid the slew of James Harden trade rumors, some […]

The Utah Jazz duo of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell recently took a trip down memory lane as they returned to face the Oklahoma City Thunder which was the same team that they were set to play back on March 11 before the league was abruptly suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They reportedly stayed […]

Another day, another game-winner in the NBA. This time, it was Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell’s turn as he sealed a game-stealing floater to burn the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Monday, 110-109. With the Jazz down by one with under 14 ticks left in the fourth quarter, Mitchell put on […]

Retired NBA player-turned-analyst Kendrick Perkins usually takes flak for his unpopular opinions on air. But his latest assessment of the similarities between Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell and first-ballot Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade’s game couldn’t be any more spot on. Speaking to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy.com on Monday, Perk made valid points […]

You would be forgiven for thinking Boston Celtics talent Jayson Tatum improbably grew two inches before his fourth NBA season. In recent months, his head coach, Brad Stevens, has, twice, said that Boston’s star 22-year old wing had shot up to 6’10. First, in August, Stevens mentioned that Tatum had added two inches. “Some of […]

It seemed like just yesterday when the 2019-20 NBA season came to a screeching halt. A March 11 matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder was one of the first games to be stopped due to coronavirus, and the underlying reason: Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19. Immediately following Gobert’s positive test […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was passed over for the All-NBA teams in 2019-20, after two consecutive years as a Second Team selection. Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic were chosen for the First and Second teams, respectively, while Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert earned a nod on the Third Team over the Sixers’ big man. […]

After signing the biggest contract for a center in NBA history, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert looked back at his basketball journey, which began in France years ago. He also had a message for his haters who believe that the Jazz overpaid him, and fellow All Star Donovan Mitchell, with whom he had a […]

Blame the Utah Jazz front office all you want, but the franchise hasn’t had the best of luck in obtaining top-tier free agents in recent years. Most of their talent in fact has come via trades or drafting the right pieces. In what’s deemed one of the weaker markets in the league, the Jazz will […]

The Utah Jazz signed Rudy Gobert to a five-year $205 million extension on Sunday, the biggest contract ever for a big man. Gobert’s deal was even $15 million more than Anthony Davis’ five-year deal he signed less than three weeks ago. If you put those two contracts next to each other Gobert’s deal seems like […]

The 2020-21 NBA season is set to get started under very unique circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of a new season always brings new predictions for awards, and they often wind up looking very similar. Here, we’re going to make some outside-the-box choices for the major NBA awards. While there’s a good chance […]

The Utah Jazz inked Rudy Gobert to a massive extension on Sunday morning, making him the third highest-paid player in the NBA. Following Gobert’s extension, Donovan Mitchell gave his reaction to his teammate’s deal after both of them had a slight beef last season, per Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune. Donovan, on Rudy’s […]

Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz have agreed on a new extension, making him one of the highest-paid players in the NBA. Following his historic extension, Gobert penned a heartfelt letter to Utah, thanking the city for welcoming him since his rookie season. Dear Utah… pic.twitter.com/S806F4oZ6d — Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) December 20, 2020 Besides Gobert’s […]

The Utah Jazz recently secured the services of All-Star center Rudy Gobert for a lucrative five-year, $205 million extension which sets the record for the biggest contract made for a big man, per ESPN‘s Tim MacMahon. The breaking news ultimately didn’t bode well with fans who immediately took their disappointment to Twitter. A netizen recently […]

Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert has agreed to a five-year, $205 million extension with the club, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. The deal has a player option on the fifth year, and it’s the largest contract for a center in NBA history. Gobert had this to say about the agreement: “It means that they believe […]

New Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith was formally approved by the NBA board of governors as an owner on Friday. As it turns out, however, the tech mogul had originally set his sights on the Minnesota Timberwolves before ending up buying the Jazz franchise from the Miller family for a whopping $1.66 billion. Apparently, Smith’s […]

Rudy Gobert has turned down a max contract from the Utah Jazz in hopes that he can convince them to offer him a supermax deal. While Gobert would have easily received a max deal 20 years ago, centers in today’s NBA just aren’t valued as highly, even one who has won Defensive Player of the […]

Donovan Mitchell just finished cashing in big on his rookie-scale max extension late in November, and now he’s once again leading the charge in giving back to the community. The 24-year-old has been seen accomplishing random acts of kindness during his time in the NBA, and this time around is no different for the All-Star. […]

Rudy Gobert would love to remain with the Utah Jazz for the foreseeable future, but he would also love to garner the supermax extension. Despite his desire to earn the supermax, the Jazz have been reluctant to appease his request, per ESPN’s Porter Larsen. So far: – Rudy Gobert asked the Jazz to fulfill the […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is none too pleased his friend, Jamal Murray, coined his “Spiderman” nickname to describe another player. Murray said Denver Nuggets players call Facundo Campazzo “Spiderman” because he fires off one-handed dimes as if he has the ball on a string. Mitchell, who has gone by “Spida” pretty much since he […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has one of the more prolific players in the league today, though the former Louisville Cardinals standout is not known for his height. With Mitchell also serving as one of the more outspoken players in the league, it is no surprise that the Jazz guard was quick to call out […]

The Utah Jazz were one Mike Conley jumper away from beating the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs last season. Now going into this season, the Jazz have been a team that many people are overlooking, including ESPN. On the daily Locked On Jazz Podcast, host David Locke reacts to ESPN’s Top […]

The Utah Jazz have been eliminated from the first round of the playoffs for two years running now. Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has been at the forefront for both of them, and at this point, the 24-year-old is getting tired of it. Mitchell recently shared his frustration about his team’s inability to progress in the […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell’s sense of urgency is at an all-time high after blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2020 playoffs at Walt Disney World. Mitchell says the Jazz, who have gotten bounced in the first round of the postseason in back to back […]

Utah Jazz superstar Rudy Gobert has arguably been one of the most underrated stars in the NBA today. Even after being crowned as a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and a four-time All-Defensive Team member, the “Stifle Tower” stills go under the radar and is often overlooked when talking about the league’s shiniest stars. […]