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The Charlotte Hornets have indefinitely suspended their first-year radio play-by-play announcer John Focke after a recent N-word debacle. Focke looked to tweet about the timely shot-making during Game 1 between the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz in the NBA Playoffs, but his tweet read very differently. “Shot making in this Jazz-(N-word) game is awesome! […]

It wasn’t until 1974 that the Utah Jazz made its debut in the NBA. They may be a relatively younger franchise as opposed to their more tenured counterparts in the league, but the Jazz still have a rich history to their name. Through the years, this team has been involved in a number of memorable […]

Although it once appeared as though there would be no NBA Playoffs this year as a result of the ongoing “coronavirus” pandemic, the Denver Nuggets won the first postseason game of the year on Monday afternoon en route to taking down the always dangerous Utah Jazz in thrilling fashion. With Denver now officially up 1-0 […]

Despite dropping a career-high 57 points and nine assists in Game 1 of the Utah Jazz’s first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, Donovan Mitchell will not remember Monday’s performance fondly. The Jazz lost 135-125 in overtime, and a major miscue by Mitchell in the final minutes of regulation may have cost his team an opportunity […]

The unique part of the Disney bubble is that players can run into each other after hard-fought games. That’s exactly what happened with Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell on Monday. Murray and the Nuggets defeated Mitchell and the Jazz on Monday to begin the 2020 playoffs. Both […]

The Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell had a ridiculous performance to open up the 2020 NBA playoff slate. So ridiculous in fact, that it eerily resembled Michael Jordan’s career-best playoff stat line. Although the Jazz fell in overtime to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their playoff series by a score of 135-125, it was […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell lit up the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round matchup, posting a career-high 57 points in the overtime affair. Mitchell’s heroics weren’t quite enough, though, as Denver prevailed 135-125, boosted by a stellar performance from Jamal Murray. The Nuggets guard dropped 36 points on 13-for-20 shooting, including 6-for-9 […]

There was a rather ugly sequence during the first half of the Utah Jazz-Denver Nuggets game, and ESPN’s Mark Jones had the perfect description for it as the 2020 NBA Playoffs tipped off on Monday. Jones, who is calling the game with Doris Burke, added to his already legendary game calls: "It's looking like LA […]

Despite 57 points from Donovan Mitchell, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of their first-round series behind Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. One down, three to go! #MileHighBasketball https://t.co/vCxTdNrTkg — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) August 17, 2020 Jamal Murray scored 36 points and hit clutch shots in the fourth quarter and overtime. […]

The NBA announced the sorting of the tiebreakers prior to the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery later this week, with the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers coming out as the biggest winners. The Kings, who saw their playoff hopes fade early in the bubble, were tied with the New Orleans Pelicans with a 28-36 record prior […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell showed off his athleticism in the second quarter of Monday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Thanks in large part to solid play from Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets jumped out to an early lead. Mitchell, however, brought the […]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs are finally upon us. At one point we weren’t sure we were going to make it, but thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of everyone in the league, here we are. There’s so much to cover in our version of predictions for the 2020 NBA Playoffs, so without further adieu, […]

After leaving the NBA bubble, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley finally provided an update on his newborn son. Conley left the Jazz in Disney World and flew to Columbus, Ohio on Sunday to be with his wife for the birth of their child. Hours later, the veteran playmaker posted an Instagram update to show the […]

Rudy Gobert is in full support of Mike Conley leaving the NBA bubble for the birth of his son, even if it means the Utah Jazz will be missing a key player when they face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. Conley left the Disney bubble on Sunday and […]

The Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz will kick off the NBA playoffs at 1:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 17. Denver comes in as the third seed after only winning three of their eight seeding games. Meanwhile, Utah slipped down to the sixth seed after also only winning three of eight seeding games. Denver has […]

The Utah Jazz will be without Mike Conley for the beginning of their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. Conley left the NBA bubble at Disney World on Sunday morning to go to Columbus, Ohio in order to be with his wife for the birth of their son, the Jazz announced. ESPN’s Eric Woodyard says […]

The Utah Jazz got what they wanted. No matter how much they deny it, the Jazz orchestrated a superb tank job to fall into the sixth seed. In doing so, they managed to avoid seeing the Houston Rockets, the team that has knocked them out in either the first or second round over the last […]

The Denver Nuggets learned on Wednesday that their first-round opponent in the playoffs is going to be the Utah Jazz. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic seems to be excited about their upcoming battle, and the All-Star center did his bit to hype up the matchup. Jokic pointed out that they have had more than a […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown recently poked fun at Utah Jazz and NBA All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell while talking about the bubble and how it’s mentally draining to see the same people over and over. Everyone knew Brown was just taking a playful jab at Mitchell, but nevertheless, the two NBA stars “cleared […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown discussed the seriousness of mental health on Sunday, but he still found a way to somehow lighten the mood by cracking jokes at the expense of Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell. Following his double-double outing of 19 points and 12 boards in the Celtics’ 122-119 win over the Orlando Magic, Brown […]

The Dallas Mavericks will rest stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis on Monday in their game against the Utah Jazz. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Mavs listed the two as “injury recovery.” The report cites Doncic’s right ankle and Porzingis’ left knee. To recall, the Slovenian sprained the ankle twice this season. Meanwhile, for […]

Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell accidentally went on Instagram Live while he was seemingly partaking in some form of intimacy. https://twitter.com/GavinFailson/status/1292575978456195072 Of course, Mitchell is not the only NBA star to have shared NSFW content on Instagram this year. Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray got caught up in controversy after he shared videos in […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell played a great game on Saturday against the Denver Nuggets. He finished with 35 points, six rebounds and eight assists in 47 minutes of action and hit some clutch shots in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. However, in the overtime period, Mitchell made a “mental […]

The Utah Jazz will be extremely shorthanded against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. The Jazz are basically “resting” all of their main players versus the Spurs, who are fighting for the eighth seed out West. Jazz Injury Report: Mike Conley – OUT (right knee soreness)Rudy Gobert – OUT (rest)Donovan Mitchell – OUT (left peroneal […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got off to a decent start in the NBA restart, but they were fairly unimpressive against a shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers team that was missing 37 points of offense from its bench with Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell out of the bubble. That trend continued on Wednesday when the purple and […]

Many consider Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is the favorite to bag his second consecutive NBA MVP this season. Based on initial ballot returns, it appears that the 25-year-old is also in line to win Defensive Player of the Year. A recent article from Michael A. Scotto of HoopsHype detailed how the news outlet was […]

Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert shared a laugh on the court on Wednesday during the team’s afternoon match against the Memphis Grizzlies. Gobert used an interesting dance move to get back up after falling down and Mitchell enjoyed it. . @rudygobert27 and @spidadmitchell share a laugh after Rudy’s little dance move to […]

“Surreal doesn’t even explain it,” Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell says in The Players’ Tribune about the night the NBA was shut down. Arena security running on the floor just moments before tip-off is definitely eerie and unnerving, but that’s exactly what happened on March 11 right before Mitchell’s Jazz took on the Oklahoma City […]

Despite having the reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert on the same floor on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel went ahead and proclaimed Anthony Davis as the best defender in the league this season. Frank Vogel said this about @AntDavis23 on a night he scored 42 points: "Anthony is the […]

Nearly five months ago, an unprecedented incident occurred in Oklahoma, as the game between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder was canceled just before tip-off. The starting lineups have already been announced and players were already out on the court warming up. However, the news of Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man JaVale McGee played some tremendous defense in the third period of their match-up against the Utah Jazz on Monday. Unfortunately for McGee, it involved his face intercepting a Rudy Gobert kick-out pass. Here’s a look at the play in question: https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1290480195200102402 McGee absolutely got caught square in the face there, […]

Jordan Clarkson has truly been a game-changer for the Utah Jazz since joining the team via trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last December. The 6-foot-4 scoring specialist has been one of the best reserves in the league all season long, and his Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell gave him his glowing recommendation for the Sixth Man […]

The NBA officially resumed the 2019-20 regular season on Thursday night with a pair of thrilling Western Conference matchups. First on the slate was the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans — two teams vying for playoff positioning. The Jazz pulled out a 106-104 victory after trailing by as much as 16 earlier in the […]

The NBA is committed to using its platform to continue advocating for racial justice throughout the restart in Orlando, and Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol believes the messages put forth by the players and the league won’t dissipate. Over a Zoom call, Gasol was asked if he was concerned that the return to meaningful basketball […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert was understandably emotional following his team’s opening-night victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. Gobert, who was infamously the first NBA player who tested for COVID-19, expressed how thankful he was for the opportunity to take the floor again despite the circumstances. “I’m just grateful,” Gobert told Tim […]

There was clearly no sign of an internal conflict between Utah Jazz All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. After trailing most of the game, the Jazz clawed back with a last-minute comeback and sealed a thrilling 106-104 victory inside the HP Fieldhouse at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell came in with an interesting choice of clothing prior to his team’s NBA bubble opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The one-time All-Star once again denounced police brutality and racial injustice by wearing a bulletproof vest inside the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World […]

In their first seeding game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson played a mere 15 minutes. Concerns about his health and conditioning were behind the move, but Williamson shut these worries down. Per Ben Golliver of The Washington Post, Zion Williamson shared that him playing limited minutes is a […]

Of course, it comes down to Rudy Gobert. In the official start of the 2019-20 NBA season in Orlando, the man whose positive COVID-19 test prompted the league’s hiatus, hit two game-winning free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining to give the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Utah started strong, but […]