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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 […]

After multiple incidents of NBA players clashing with opposing fans during away games, the league has taken a stricter, no-tolerance approach to hecklers this season. A fan sitting courtside at the Wells Fargo Center during the Philadelphia 76ers versus Utah Jazz match was escorted out of the arena after trading verbal jabs with Donovan Mitchell. […]

While playing against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley was forced to leave due to a hamstring injury. Per Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Conley was diagnosed with some left hamstring tightness. Mike Conley (left hamstring tightness) will not return. — Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) December 3, 2019 Conley exited the game […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Al Horford is one of the best defenders in the league despite not being the most athletic player out there. Horford displayed some rarely seen hops on Monday night, denying Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic an easy bucket in their game at the Wells Fargo Center. The 33-year-old channeled his inner LeBron […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley was thrilled to see the Toronto Raptors win the championship last season because his good pal Marc Gasol captured his first title. Conley and Gasol were teammates on the Memphis Grizzlies for so many years and developed a relationship which can’t be broken. It’s why Conley was jumping for […]

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’ […]