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Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell joined the much-discussed Zoom call on Friday. It was revealed that the 23-year-old was one of the many players who were unwilling to participate in the league’s Florida bubble, and that Mitchell’s primary motivation for the same is how a potential injury might have an adverse effect on his contract […]

A new report has emerged pertaining the much-talked about Zoom call that allegedly featured dozens of NBA players as they aired their unwillingness to support the league’s bubble idea. As it turns out, the discussion was dominated by the veterans, leaving the younger players with very little — if any — room to voice out […]

With the NBA now set to return to play in early July after being postponed back in March, some players have been divided as to whether or not a return is the correct move amidst the ongoing racial tensions in the country and the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the postponement in the first place. Brooklyn […]

Mike Conley did not have the striking effect some Utah Jazz fans expected he could have upon leaving the Memphis Grizzlies for a chance to start anew in Salt Lake City. The lefty point guard was one of the best at scoring and playmaking during his time with Memphis, yet his poor performance in the […]

The relationship between Utah Jazz All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell has been in question ever since Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 and the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season in March. Per multiple reports, Gobert was careless in the Jazz locker room and was touching players’ belongings. His biggest blunder, of course, was when he […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert has shared his two cents worth on the issue of racial discrimination that has mired the nation of late. The reigning back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year came out with a very personal statement via Twitter, as he shared a photo of his father, who is black, and his […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder stopped by ESPN’s First Take on Wednesday to discuss the social justice committee recently formed by the NBA coaches association. Naturally, Snyder was asked about the reported rift between Utah’s two All-Stars, center Rudy Gobert and guard Donovan Mitchell, whose relationship seemed to be frayed after both players contracted […]

Some tremendously talented basketball players have suited up for the Utah Jazz during the course of history. The Jazz franchise, which has been around since 1974 and began in New Orleans (hence the Jazz nickname), has over 2,000 wins in organizational history. You don’t get that many victories without having superb players leading the way. […]

The Utah Jazz will have some major questions upon returning to play in Orlando as one of the 22 teams invited to the restart of the 2019-20 season. The major cloud hovering over their heads is the relationship between their two star cogs: Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. According to ESPN, Mitchell and Gobert have […]

Michael Jordan is the best ever. The GOAT. It’s as simple as that. The records he broke, the championships he won, the dynasty he led, the legacy he left — these are all testament to this undeniable fact. If you need more convincing then perhaps the best place to start is with some of the […]

Both players and fans are ecstatic about the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season. While Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles shares similar sentiments, he’s in a bind as to how to take care of his children and pregnant wife. The NBA will hold closed-door games with a limited crew in Disney World in Orlando. As […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was one of the latest NBA players reacting to videos of police brutality, happening right as the protests have engulfed the nation. The Jazz star retweeted a video in which two cops restrained a black man at a corner, only to call another police officer to knee him in the […]

With the NBA looking to resume the current season in a singular neutral venue the rest of the way, some teams have been looking into how this might work against them in terms of having the home-court advantage in the playoffs. Should the league’s bubble idea come into play, higher-seeded teams in the playoffs will […]

Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert doesn’t have time for “dumb f**ks” these days. The reigning two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year destroyed a troll on Twitter who was being negative after Gobert quote tweeted a post about equality: It’s not about me you dumb fuck, it’s about the ones that don’t have a […]

Nine numbers are off-limits if you play for the Utah Jazz. The franchise has retired nine jerseys to honor different people who have had an immense impact on the organization. There are also two separate banners hanging at Vivint Smart Home Arena, one that honors head coach Jerry Sloan and his 1,223 wins with the […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell expressed outrage after reports that authorities shot and killed David McAtee during protests in Louisville early Monday morning. “RIP DAVID MCATEE!!!! ANOTHER UNARMED BLACK MAN HIS BODY LAID IN THE STREET FOR 8 HOURS!!!” the Jazz All-Star tweeted.  Around 12:15 AM on Monday, Louisville police and the National Guard were […]

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics has been grabbing headlines of late after earlier reports emerged that he is in line for a max extension from the C’s. A lot of guys around the NBA is rooting for the 22-year-old, and this includes Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ […]

Compared to the other 29 NBA teams, the Utah Jazz actually does not have a terrible free agency history. It’s not like top-notch free agents have been signing up for a chance to play in Salt Lake over the years. Sure, they managed to lure solid guys like Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer, and most recently […]

The Utah Jazz entered the NBA in 1974. Since then, the franchise has compiled a record of 2,005-1,701 and reached the playoffs 28 times. However, the Jazz are one of the few franchises in the NBA that hasn’t won a title despite boasting some of the most talented teams in league history. For this piece, […]

With the NBA seemingly on the brink of announcing a plan on how it intends to resume the current season, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has signed off on his preferred playoff format. According to Morey, his Rockets would have a considerable advantage if the league opts to adapt a “conference-less” playoff bracket, which […]

The Jazz franchise has been around since 1974. The organization came into the NBA as the New Orleans Jazz, holding that name for five years before becoming the Utah Jazz in 1979. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at every trade deadline move the Jazz organization has made in its rich, long history. […]

There have been plenty of memorable playoff matchups throughout the NBA’s existence mostly because of the grueling competitive basketball between two equally deserving clubs. But in some cases, the ending is mired with controversy. Here are some of the five notable ones. 5. 1998 NBA Finals Fresh off the unparalleled success of ESPN and Netflix’s […]

Utah Jazz Hall of Fame power forward Karl Malone was a 14-time All-Star, two-time MVP, and perennial top contender for opposing big men, but a championship always alluded him. Similarly, all-time great power forwards Charles Barkley and Chris Webber had similar issues competing for a title. Malone, 56, however, revealed Barkley and Webber were “more […]

NBA Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan passed away on Friday, leading to an outpour of support and tributes from the sports community from beyond the mortal realm. Chief among those memorials was Jerry West, another player-turned-coach (and later executive), who remembered Sloan as a tough player. “At that time, hell, you could almost take […]

The NBA lost a legend on Friday, as longtime Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan passed away at the age of 78. Many around the league have been paying their respects to Sloan, and most recently, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had this to say about the Hall of Famer: “He was a […]

NBA legend Jerry Sloan passed away at the age of 78 on Friday, and many around the league are paying their respects to the Hall of Famer. Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement on Sloan, raving about Sloan for both his 11-year playing career between the Baltimore Bullets and Chicago Bulls and his 23-year coaching […]

Gordon Hayward spent the first seven years of his career with the Utah Jazz before moving on to the Boston Celtics. Hayward broke into the NBA as the No. 9 overall pick out of Butler in 2010, so he spent some time around Jerry Sloan, who passed away at the age of 78 on Friday. […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles just set the record straight on some previous comments he made, as he claimed in March he would be prepared to walk away from the NBA and not play another game in his life, if staying meant endangering his family. The Jazz veteran noted he said this at a moment […]

Deron Williams paid his respects to the late Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, who he played for during the initial stretch of his career. The two infamously had a falling out as Williams rose as one of the best point guards in the NBA, a tiff that ended in Sloan resigning from his post in […]

The NBA community is mourning the passing of Jerry Sloan, who died on Friday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at 78 years old. Sloan was a legendary coach for the Utah Jazz after starring for the Chicago Bulls as a player and spending a brief time as Bulls coach. […]

Jerry Sloan, the longtime coach of the Utah Jazz, died on Friday morning due to complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at the age of 78, according to a team release. The Jazz shared a few words on the passing of Sloan, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for several years: “Jerry Sloan […]

The heated verbal altercation between then-Thunder star Russell Westbrook and a Utah fan during the OKC’s win over the Jazz a few years back provided America another argument to dive into. Just… fantastic. Westbrook threatened the fan and his wife, and after the game was over, Westbrook said that his response was provoked by a […]

Gordon Hayward’s current contract with the Boston Celtics expires in the summer of 2021 becoming a free agent yet again but at the age of 31 and coming off an injury-riddled post-Utah Jazz career. The swingman will have made $184,615,627 in NBA money by that time, per Spotrac. Hayward entered the NBA in 2010 as […]

Another funky wrinkle has surfaced in the wake of the last two episodes of “The Last Dance,” in which Michael Jordan claims “The Flu Game” was actually caused by food poisoning from eating an entire pizza before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. A Utah resident by the name of Otto told “The Rich […]

Utah Jazz small forward Bojan Bogdanovic underwent season-ending surgery on his right wrist on Tuesday. The Jazz swingman then took to Twitter to share the news of his successful procedure: https://twitter.com/44Bojan/status/1262849297038614532?s=20 The Croatian international is expected to be ready for the start of the 2020-21 season. He originally injured his right wrist in a late […]

ESPN and Netflix just collaborated on what is one of the greatest documentaries of all time in “The Last Dance.” The excellence of the execution and delivery of the 10-part series is only fitting to the subject himself in the one and only Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls. Be that as it may, there […]

Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic is set to undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist Tuesday. With the 2019-20 NBA season on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the veteran opted to go under the knife to repair the scapholunate ligament in his wrist. Bogdanovic apparently hurt his wrist in late 2019 and had been […]

One of the most contentious bits of Sunday’s final episodes of “The Last Dance” was Michael Jordan’s tale about the infamous “Flu Game.” Jordan himself claims that he was actually suffering from food poisoning when the Chicago Bulls faced off against the Utah Jazz during Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. The general belief […]

“The Last Dance” aired its final two episodes on Sunday in what was undeniably a bittersweet finale. With the unparalleled success of the hit docu-series, one would think that anybody and everybody would have jumped at the opportunity to take part in the historic documentary of NBA legend Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls. As […]