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One of the main reasons the Utah Jazz traded for shooting guard Jordan Clarkson is because they were unhappy with their bench play, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz made a few moves on Monday. Along with acquiring Clarkson, Utah waived small forward Jeff Green and signed Rayjon Tucker to a guaranteed […]

News came down the wire Monday indicating the Cavs had agreed to trade Jordan Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for Dante Exum and a pair of second-round picks. The deal seems to be fair for both sides, with Clarkson going to a playoff contending team and the Cavs moving further under the luxury tax threshold. […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell knew he was exploited by rookie Tyler Herro down the stretch and owned up to it following a 107-104 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday. Mitchell used some colorful language to describe what happened: “He kicked my ass,” said Mitchell, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. “He […]

The Utah Jazz released veteran forward Jeff Green on Monday, and franchise star Donovan Mitchell praised his former teammate with a short tribute video: Great player better dude! Always love Jeff! Grew up watching you (and hating you haha) on the Celtics and to be able to play with you is truly special ! Thank […]

The Utah Jazz have waived veteran forward Jeff Green and signed Rayjon Tucker to a multi-year deal. Green, the fifth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, has been a journeyman for most of his NBA career. He joined the Jazz over the summer to a one-year, $2.5 million deal. In 29 games donning the […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got absolutely annihilated by Miami Heat’s Derrick Jones Jr. in one play, and he was certainly itching to get even. The 7’0″ Frenchman got his revenge with a poster dunk of his own, albeit not against Jones. Gobert and teammate Joe Ingles conspired for some good old pick-and-roll action that […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers and current New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart is one of the more active NBA players when it comes to Twitter engagement. Wasting absolutely no time as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke some major trade news on Monday evening. According to the ESPN report, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz have executed […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade shooting guard Jordan Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for point guard Dante Exum, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Jazz will also send two future second round picks to the Cavs: Utah will also send two future second round picks to Cleveland in the trade, sources tell […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert defended himself on social media on Friday afternoon, sharing a positive clip of the two-time Defensive Player of the Year playing defense. The 27-year-old Gobert, three-time All-Defensive First Team honoree, retweeted a video of himself playing defense on sophomore rising star point guard Trae Young. The original tweet was captioned […]

Superstars Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry are regarded as two of the trickiest ball handlers in the league today, and Atlanta Hawks sophomore guard Trae Young might just also be in that category. The 21-year-old University of Oklahoma product razzled and dazzled Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell with his slick handles on Thursday night in […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell made the extra fancy pass to a trailing Rudy Gobert, who finished it with a double-handed spike. Peep the clip below as Mitchell showcased both his athleticism and vision. Joe Ingles tossed up a lob but Mitchell saw a better opportunity and tipped it to a trailing Gobert who promptly […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley, who re-injured his left hamstring against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, will be re-evaluated during the team’s upcoming road trip. Prior to re-injuring his left hamstring, Conley had missed the previous five games due to the same injury. https://twitter.com/UtahJazzPR/status/1207409132384538627 The Jazz will start off their three-game road trip on Thursday […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley could be sidelined for “multiple weeks” after reaggravating an injury to his left hamstring, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. is expected to miss multiple games with his reaggravated left hamstring and could miss multiple weeks, league sources tell me and […]

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz is known for his hops after taking home a win in the Dunk Contest in his rookie season two years ago. Beyond that, Mitchell has also uncorked some stunning slams in games as well, including on Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic, in which he caught All-Star Nikola Vucevic […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley left their game against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday and did not return due to a sore left hamstring. Conley finished the game with seven points and six assists in 19 minutes of action. .@utahjazz PG Mike Conley has a sore left hamstring and won't return to tonight's game. @OrlandoMagic […]

The Utah Jazz will welcome back point guard Mike Conley to the mix for Tuesday’s game versus the Orlando Magic, or at least so says teammate Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell presumably confirmed Conley’s status as active prior to tip-off. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6L7oRsgkyu/?igshid=fe9zo9b8s72l Conley has missed each of Utah’s past five games due to a hamstring strain, forcing Mitchell […]

The disgraced Utah Jazz fan who got banned for life from the Vivint Smart Home Arena last March has filed a $68 million suit against the NBA and Houston Rockets’ superstar Russell Westbrook. According to a report from Benjamin Wood of the Salt Lake Tribune, Shane Kiesel filed a lawsuit to the 4th District Court, […]

The Utah Jazz are listing point guard Mike Conley as probable to face the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Conley has missed five games in a row due to a hamstring injury he suffered against the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 2: Mike Conley is listed as probable for the Jazz's game against the Magic tomorrow. — Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) […]

The Utah Jazz are holding a slim lead over a determined Golden State Warriors that has played well recently. Fortunately for Utah, they have a fantastic star in Donovan Mitchell carrying them past the Dubs. Mitchell’s latest display of athleticism and superb finishing required Damion Lee to be in the highlight reel. It was a […]

With the third pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz select… Klay Thompson? It happens every year in the NBA. A potential superstar falls through the cracks or is not regarded as a system fit for teams picking at the top of the draft. Instead of selecting Thompson with the third pick after […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green won’t play against the Utah Jazz on Friday, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Green played 40 minutes on Wednesday in the Warriors’ overtime loss to the New York Knicks: I’m hearing Draymond Green won’t play against the Jazz tomorrow. He logged 40 minutes in the OT […]

For those unaware of Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell’s explosive dunking ability, here is an example from the first half of Wednesday’s contest versus the Minnesota Timberwolves: Donovan Mitchell had RoCo's head spinning 👀 pic.twitter.com/c3tNYyLDyi — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 12, 2019 Timberwolves forward Robert Covington is generally hailed as a premier defender around the league, […]

The NBA’s Western Conference has grown considerably more competitive with the Golden State Warriors’ fall from grace. Injuries after their 2019 Finals defeat to the Toronto Raptors have decimated the Warriors’ stranglehold on the conference, and the arrival of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Anthony in Los Angeles—between two teams—has further shaken the power dynamic […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to their third straight win on Monday night, beating the slumping Utah Jazz 104-90 behind yet another impressive all-around game from veteran forward Chris Paul. CP3 finished with 16 points, four rebounds, seven assists and three steals. He also toyed with Jazz big man Rudy Gobert in one highlight play. […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has become the latest player to chime in regarding the recent antics of Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul, who is widely considered to be one of the most intelligent and savvy players around. Paul recently created some headlines due to his keen eye for NBA rules and regulations. […]

The Utah Jazz played the Los Angeles Lakers without starting point guard Mike Conley due to an injury. The Jazz struggled without their quarterback of the offense, as the Jazz got crushed at home by 25 points. While Mike Conley might have been able to narrow that margin of defeat, based on how he has […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley will not play against his former Memphis Grizzlies club on Saturday due to a hamstring injury, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. Conley spent the first 12 seasons of his NBA career with the Grizzlies before being traded to the Jazz this past offseason. The floor general was expected […]

The Utah Jazz are listing point guard Mike Conley as questionable to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Conley suffered a hamstring injury on Monday versus the Philadelphia 76ers and was forced to leave the game. He didn’t play on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers — a game the Jazz lost at home. Mike […]

Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic have forged themselves into Utah Jazz history as the first pair to average more than 20 points per game since legendary duo Karl Malone and Jeff Malone. Back in the 1991-92 season, the Malones averaged 28 points and 20.2 points per game, respectively. Mitchell and Bogdanovic are currently averaging 24.7 […]

Veteran forward Jeff Green of the Utah Jazz was brutally honest in his assessment of his team at this point in the season. Per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune, Green believes that the team’s state is ‘low’ right now. Jeff Green, on the state of the Jazz: “Right now, we’re low, to be […]

LeBron James barked back after a video clip of him rooting on his Los Angeles Lakers while shoeless in the fourth quarter went viral, as Utah Jazz broadcasters fumed about it. “Look at LeBron, he’s on the court,” said play-by-play commentator Craig Bolerjack on the call. “With no shoes, my god,” added color commentator Matt […]

A Utah Jazz commentator called LeBron James ‘disrespectful’ after seeing the Los Angeles Lakers forward celebrating without his shoes on. The entire Lakers bench was pumped as Kyle Kuzma put on a stellar defensive sequence by blocking two shots in a row. James himself, who gave his shoes to a fan, was celebrating on the […]

The Utah Jazz return home Wednesday for a head-to-head collision with the top team in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers, a matchup that they hope can snap them out of a five-game funk. After having gone just 1-4 on their most recent road trip, Jazz center Rudy Gobert was nonplussed about the criticism […]

New Utah Jazz recruit Mike Conley has not exactly had the best of starts to his career with his new team. The 32-year-old is currently averaging just 13.9 points on a career-low 36.9 percent shooting clip, along with 3.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.7 steals, and 2.1 turnovers per game. To say that his numbers have […]

The Utah Jazz have had their fair share of struggles to open the new campaign — something that the critics have been so willing to point out of late. For superstar shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, the 23-year-old believes that this is exactly the type of fuel he needs to motivate himself even more. “Same thing […]

Star forward Anthony Davis, as well as other players of the Los Angeles Lakers, played through flu-like symptoms on Tuesday in their win over the Denver Nuggets. Now, head coach Frank Vogel is hoping that Davis and the rest of the squad won’t miss tomorrow’s game against the Utah Jazz. Frank Vogel said he didn't […]

The Utah Jazz will be without point guard Mike Conley on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Conley suffered a hamstring injury on Monday versus the Philadelphia 76ers and was forced to leave the game. Mike Conley is out for the Jazz's game against the Lakers tomorrow due to hamstring tightness. — Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) […]

Utah Jazz veteran point guard Mike Conley had an interesting night that was cut short on Monday, as he was forced to exit and unable to return due to a hamstring issue. Following the 103-94 defeat against the Philadelphia 76ers, Conley spoke to the media and provided an encouraging update on what was originally thought […]

An unpleasant incident occurred in the dying seconds of the Philadelphia 76ers-Utah Jazz game Monday night in Philadelphia, as a Sixers fan was involved in a verbal tussle with Donovan Mitchell. The commotion led to the removal of the spectator from the arena — a first in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. Asked by reporters […]