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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert could not contain his frustration as he punched himself in the face during Sunday’s blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors. Late in the second quarter of the game, the Jazz found themselves trailing by 37 points. Gobert was trying hard to keep Utah in the game, but he was called […]

Longtime teammates Mike Conley and Marc Gasol shared the court together on Sunday — this time as opponents for the first time. Gasol and Conley played together for the Memphis Grizzlies for a decade between 2008 and 2018 and were able to turn the team into a playoff team from 2010 to 2016. Now on […]

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Utah Jazz in a seemingly irrelevant regular-season game, but this was a significant meeting between Donovan Mitchell and Ja Morant. The two young stars played to the best of their abilities. The Jazz managed to outplay the Grizzlies as they managed to stifle Morant to an unflattering stat line […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is not a fan of flopping, and he made sure Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas knew that on Friday. The pair figured in a brief commotion in  Utah’s 103-94 win over Memphis after Mitchell confronted the 6-foot-11 Lithuanian center and mocked him for flailing his arms to get a call […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie sensation Ja Morant was able to cross up Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell on Friday night. Morant was able to then dish the ball off to center Jonas Valanciunas who made the basket despite being fouled. Oh my, Ja and Jonas! (via @NBA)pic.twitter.com/aPUm6pLfUK — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) November 30, 2019   Although it […]

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo became the fourth player to record 50 points, 10 rebounds and not commit a single turnover in a game since the latter became an official during the 1977-78 season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The Milwaukee Bucks talisman joined Carmelo Anthony, Moses Malone, and Michael Jordan (twice), as the only […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is questionable to play in Monday night’s contest against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a sprained left ankle. Rudy Gobert again QUESTIONABLE to play Monday vs. Milwaukee due to the sprained left ankle. — tribjazz (@tribjazz) November 24, 2019 Gobert missed the team’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans on […]

The Utah Jazz are listing center Rudy Gobert as questionable to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. Gobert is dealing with a left ankle sprain. Tonight’s injury report: Ed Davis – OUT (left fibula fracture) Rudy Gobert – QUESTIONABLE (left ankle sprain) Jarrell Brantley – OUT (G League Two-Way) Justin Wright-Foreman – OUT (G […]

When the Utah Jazz traded for former Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley and signed Bojan Bogdanovic this summer, it seemed as though they had a legitimate case as contenders in the Western Conference. Donovan Mitchell finally had a point guard that could get him the ball and score (Conley) and Bogdanovic would provide some […]

Everyone in the Vivint Smart Home Arena — the Utah Jazz home court — was evacuated due to a “suspicious package.” According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, some players even left with uniforms on due to the sudden evacuation. No further details has been revealed and investigations on the said package are still ongoing. […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart and center Jahlil Okafor were both upgraded to “questionable” for their team’s Saturday matchup with the Utah Jazz, per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com. Hart has missed the Pelicans’ past five games due to a left ankle sprain, while Okafor has been dealing with the same ailment and has missed […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without Draymond Green for the second consecutive game, as he’s bound to miss Friday’s game against the Utah Jazz with a sore right heel, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Head coach Steve Kerr is expecting his star forward to return Monday when the Warriors start their home […]

New Orleans Pelicans center Derrick Favors will not play against his former team on Saturday night, as the big man did not make the trip to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. Favors has been great for his new team when healthy, but he’s already missed […]

It still feels weird to say, but the Golden State Warriors are terrible this year. Departures and injuries to key players have reduced this once-proud championship franchise into a shell of its once-dominant self. These same injuries linger as the Dubs prepare to face the Utah Jazz. Eric Walden shared a report of the Warriors’ […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been listed as questionable against the Utah Jazz on Friday, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Green did not suit up in the Warriors’ 142-94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks due to a sore right heel. Warriors listing Draymond Green as questionable for tomorrow's game against the Jazz. […]

Former New York Knicks head coach Rick Pitino has recently come out to say how he desperately tried to convince the Knicks to draft Donovan Mitchell in the 2017 NBA Draft. The 67-year-old veteran shot-caller actually coached Mitchell during the 6-foot-1 guard’s two-year stint at Louiseville, so Pitino definitely had some insider knowledge on the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Robert Covington might need to ice those ankles after Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell just delivered one of the nastiest crossovers/staredowns of the 2019-20 NBA season. At the three-minute mark of the fourth quarter of the Jazz’ road game versus the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, Mitchell received a hand-off from Mike […]

After Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz admitted that he was ‘anxious’ to head out of the place he called home for more than a decade. Per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune, Conley seemingly didn’t want to head back to Memphis. “I was anxious to get back […]

A brief clip of Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert draining a 3-pointer in practice has recently been making its rounds on social media. The video was shared by the two-time Defensive Player of the Year winner himself, who even added a very interesting caption in his tweet: Never say never https://t.co/f0eD5TMcck — Rudy Gobert […]

The Utah Jazz have figured in several down-to-the-wire games in the 2019-20 NBA regular season, and their star guard Donovan Mitchell opened up about not getting calls in his favor during those situations. The same scenario took place on Friday, as Mitchell was unable to fire off a potential game-winner after he was stripped by […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. was all smiles as he made his return to the FedEx Forum for the first time on Friday. After greeting familiar faces in the arena which he called home the past 12 seasons, the 32-year-old guard was met with a much-deserved ovation from Grizzlies fans and even received a […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is not looking like a rookie at all in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. The second overall pick of this year’s draft once again dazzled fans inside the FedEx Forum on Friday in their team’s match against the Utah Jazz. Morant received a pass from Kyle Anderson and proceed […]

Friday night was Utah Jazz veteran point guard Mike Conley’s first game back in Memphis to face his old team the Grizzlies. Prior to tip-off, the Grizzlies displayed a tribute video to the 32-year-old floor general who spent his first 12 seasons in Memphis as a nice gesture (via The Athletic’s Omari Sankofa on Twitter). […]

If there was any player deserving of a loud ovation upon facing his former team, it sure is Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. The 32-year-old playmaker, who spent his first 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, played inside the FedEx Forum as a visitor for the first time in his career on Friday. […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley admits he still gets Memphis Grizzlies notifications on his cell phone. Conley makes his return to Memphis on Friday. The Grizzlies selected Conley with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Ohio State University. The veteran guard is Memphis’ all-time leader in games played, assists, […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley revisits his old stomping grounds on Friday in his team’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. It’s the first of four meetings during the 2019-20 season following the offseason trade that sent the veteran to Salt Lake City and the first of two that will see Conley playing at the […]

Utah Jazz veteran point guard Mike Conley is the owner of one of the more respectable records throughout his current 13-year tenure in the NBA. Over this entire span, the 32-year-old has yet to be called a single technical foul — a record that Conley himself admitted to be something he is extremely proud of. […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley has a pristine record of conduct in the league, likely the lone patron saint of composure in today’s NBA where relationships between the players and referees are as heated as they get. Conley’s first and only technical foul is a ghost, a quick whistle from former official Monty McCutchen […]

New Utah Jazz recruit Mike Conley will be playing his first game back in his former stomping ground, as his team take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. The veteran point guard admitted that it’s not going to be easy for him to play in the FedExForum — a stadium that he called home […]

Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum has been officially tagged as probable for Friday’s contest against the Memphis Grizzlies. He is set to make his season debut as he makes his way back from a partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee. Jazz Injury Report: Ed Davis – OUT (left fibula fracture) Danté Exum […]

The Utah Jazz got off to a slow start but eventually rallied back and dominated the second half to escape with a 119-114 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets. After the game, Mike Conley discussed their sluggish start. Third-year star Donovan Mitchell, then, chimed in from out of nowhere and urged the newly-acquired point guard […]

In just his first game back from a finger injury, Draymond Green is already setting unflattering records in the Golden State Warriors’ new arena. Green has become the first player to receive a technical foul and the first one one to get ejected in Chase Center history, per Anthony Slater. At the eight-minute mark of […]

The Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors face off on Monday night at the newly built Chase Center, but it will be a matchup between two close friends that will nab more of the headlines. Donovan Mitchell of Utah and rookie Eric Paschall of the Warriors have known each other since they were children, and […]

Draymond Green is expecting to play regular minutes upon returning to the starting lineup on Monday to face the Utah Jazz. The Golden State Warriors’ defensive stalwart gave signs of his green light earlier Monday, but the team was expected to be tactful with his return, considering the organization is no longer a threat for […]

Looks like Croatian sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic has found a home with the Utah Jazz. After lifting his new team past the Milwaukee Bucks with a buzzer-beating corner triple on Friday, Bogdanovic received some much-deserved adulation from the Salt Lake City fans. “They talked about this crowd when I signed with the Jazz, but I never […]

It’s always a special thing when you get to dunk on the best player in the league. This fact is why many understand Donovan Mitchell’s decision to try and slam it over the Milwaukee Bucks star. However, there’s one thing the Greek Freak made the Spider realize: you cannot possibly hope to get a slam […]

The Utah Jazz made a big move for Bojan Bogdanovic in the offseason, and against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Croatian star proved why the franchise pursued him. With 1.3 seconds left on the clock and the game tied 100-all, Joe Ingles inbounded the ball and passed to Bogdanovic for the last shot. Bogey freed himself […]

The Utah Jazz traded Kyle Korver to the Memphis Grizzlies this summer in the blockbuster Mike Conley trade, a move the now Milwaukee Bucks guard was “caught off-guard” by. The Jazz acquired Korver last season from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The sharpshooter thought his second stint in Utah was going to last longer than it did: […]

The Utah Jazz made a bevy of moves this offseason, including trading for stellar point guard Mike Conley in order to shore up the rotation for a possible Finals run. The team also added notable wing scorer/creator Bojan Bogdanovic and veteran Jeff Green. In a recent interview, all three players stated that the best thing […]