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Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward is finally making his return to Utah after missing last season’s return game due to his devastating leg injury. Hayward posted a message to Jazz fans ahead of Friday’s matchup: #GameOn 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3gIIZByfIt — Gordon Hayward (@gordonhayward) November 9, 2018 There will likely be a mixed reception for Hayward during […]

Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward is set to make his highly anticipated return to his former stomping grounds when the Celtics visit the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey brought forth a very interesting metaphor on how he thinks the situation is going be like on Hayward’s return to Utah. Speaking […]

Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics came into the season with a lot of hype surrounding them. After making it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season without Irving or Gordon Hayward, the Celtics were expected to take yet another step forward to begin this season. Unfortunately, they haven’t gotten off to the start they […]

Utah Jazz small forward Jae Crowder says Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward’s left ankle fracture from last season is the craziest injury he’s ever seen in his career. Crowder was on the Cleveland Cavaliers when Hayward fractured his left ankle. The entire crowd in Cleveland went silent and players on both teams couldn’t believe what […]

Gordon Hayward is making his first trip back to Utah to take on the Jazz since signing with the Boston Celtics in 2017. But the Jazz are downplaying the return. “People do what they want,” Gobert told Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. “I hope he’s happy. We’re happy here and we’re just going to […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has been day-to-day with a left ankle sprain, but the team is now saying their dynamic second-year guard is probable for Wednesday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Mitchell is averaging 22.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game this season. Early on, he’s looking like the same player he […]

Golden State Warriors newcomer Jonas Jerebko recently admitted that he was caught a bit off guard by the Utah Jazz’s decision to cut him last summer. After a solid season with the team, the 31-year-old was expecting that he was going to remain as a Jazz player entering the new season. In an interview with […]

The Utah Jazz will be without their superstar player Monday as they take on the Toronto Raptors, as Donovan Mitchell is out due to a left ankle sprain, which he suffered last game against the Denver Nuggets. Tomorrow’s injury report: Donovan Mitchell (left ankle sprain) is OUT. Alec Burks, Jae Crowder & Derrick Favors are […]

Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell had an injury scare when he and the Jazz faced the Denver Nuggets Saturday night. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1058919183524683777 Fortunately, Mitchell seemed to be doing better than what many had initially feared. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1058920790991618048 In a tough Western Conference, a serious injury could’ve put the Jazz in a hole early in the season. […]

Transitioning into the NBA can be tough for NBA rookies, but Grayson Allen’s transition with the Utah Jazz has been made easier by an unlikely source. Journeyman, Georges Niang has been crucial in Allen’s development and he’s using his experience as a bench guy in the league to help Allen prepare. “He’s been helping me […]

Utah Jazz will have to face the Memphis Grizzlies in Friday night’s game without Donovan Mitchell and Alec Burks. Donovan Mitchell and Alec Burks are both out tonight for the Utah Jazz. Derrick Favors and Jae Crowder are both probable — David Locke (@DLocke09) November 2, 2018 Mitchell has been nursing an injured hamstring, but […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50 points Wednesday night, and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry says it’s fitting the former MVP had the best game of his NBA career against the Utah Jazz. If you recall, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Derrick Rose to the Jazz last season at the February […]

Utah Jazz second-year shooting guard Donovan Mitchell suffered a hamstring strain in Wednesday night’s road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and didn’t play near the end of the game. The Jazz announced Thursday that Mitchell won’t play Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies. He is being listed as day-to-day. Mitchell (right hamstring tightness) was examined Thursday […]

Jimmy Butler missed the game but he wasn’t going to miss out congratulating his longtime teammate on his career night. Derrick Rose was being interviewed by the press after scoring a career-high 50 points against the Utah Jazz when Butler walked in and gave him a shout out. Derrick Rose postgame, with a cameo from […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were celebrating their third win of the season on Wednesday after a 114-113 nail-biter against the Dallas Mavericks. Before the night was over, they were also reveling an epic performance from Derrick Rose. Rose carried the Minnesota Timberwolves on his back by pouring in a career-high 50 points […]

Halloween rarely gets to be an emotional one for most people. But on Wednesday night, after the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 128-125, Derrick Rose poured out his heart to the home crowd and the tears started falling. Rose dominated the game with a career-high 50-point masterpiece as he left defenders in the dust, […]

Defensive dynamo Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz wants to be a complete player and is aiming to be a star on the offensive end of the court. As reported by Ben Dowsett of The Athletic, the 2018 Defensive Player of the Year shared that he wants to be an effective weapon on offense for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Jimmy Butler tells ESPN’s Rachel Nichols he is sitting out Wednesday’s home game against the Utah Jazz because his “body is hurting.” The All-Star swingman denies he is sitting out as a protest against the organization after a report came out stating he was thinking about a long-term absence from the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler is in the midst of a trade rumor storm this early in the season, a former Wolves man that knows a thing or two about trade rumors, now-Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio, shared some bits of sound advice for the four-time All-Star. “I got traded like 10 times when […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves confirmed that All-Star Jimmy Butler will sit out the team’s matchup against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. But while Tom Thibodeau referred to the reasoning as “general soreness” and said it had nothing to do with Butler’s trade request, that’s reportedly not true. Jimmy Butler is taking next step in six-week-long process […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss one of the team’s two games against the Utah Jazz in November. It will be a road game versus Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz on Nov. 9, with Utah paying visit to Boston on Nov. 17. Kyrie Irving said he'll miss one of the November games […]

Donovan Mitchell is one of the best young stars in the NBA, but that hasn’t stopped the Utah Jazz shooting guard from craving things off the court. That became apparent when Mitchell took to his Twitter account early Monday evening to share what he was craving. I could go for a good brownie right now […]

The Utah Jazz will be without forward Derrick Favors in Sunday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks due to soreness in his right knee. Derrick Favors is out tonight with right knee soreness . Thabo Sefolosha is available for the Jazz tonight — David Locke (@DLocke09) October 28, 2018 Favors has averaged 9.8 points and […]

Back in 2011, Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant scored an epic 66 points at Harlem’s Rucker Park in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game. Friday night, Durant and the Warriors were taking on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and Durant easily scored 41 points, prompting Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell to have […]

Utah Jazz point guard Raul Neto continues to recover from a hamstring injury that forced him to sit out all of the preseason, as well as the first few games of this season. According to the latest update by the Jazz, Raul Neto will be out for at least two more weeks after he was […]

Adidas-sponsored star and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell honored slain Utah student Lauren McCluskey through his game shoes last night against the Houston Rockets. McCluskey, a track athlete for the University of Utah, was shot and killed in the campus grounds just a couple of days back. B/R Kicks posted a video showing Mitchell’s […]

Utah Jazz stud Donovan Mitchell finally had his first noteworthy game (by his high standards, of course) of the new campaign. Last year’s rookie sensation absolutely dominated the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, and after his amazing performance, admitted that he did not have his mind right over the Jazz’s past few games. “I was in […]

Utah Jazz rookie shooting guard Grayson Allen has always been known as a bucket-getter. What most casual NBA fans probably don’t know is that the former Duke Blue Devils star can also sky high. But at least some of them will no longer underestimate Allen’s pogo sticks after seeing the first-year pro manufacture this highlight […]

Before a last-second tip-in gave the Golden State Warriors their second win of the season, Jonas Jerebko, the author of that moment of glory, was determined to go to Utah and cause havoc against the Jazz. Jerebko was part of a Jazz team that won 29 of their last 35 games en route to an […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has sent out a cryptic response to Golden State Warriors stud Klay Thompson’s recent comments regarding Warriors newcomer Jonas Jerebko. Thompson claimed that the Utah Jazz, who decided to waive Jerebko over the summer, wanted nothing to do with the 31-year-old power forward. Mitchell responded with just a single emoji, but […]

It seems like Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell enjoyed the festivities of Saturday night NBA basketball. The super sophomore posted on Twitter the perfect GIF reaction to the Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo melee during the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers match-up. The classic GIF featured the late great Prince of Pop Michael Jackson […]

With the start of the a new NBA season upon us, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell shared a letter to all of the Jazz fans. “Dear Utah, From the moment I stepped off the plane as a 20-year-old kid, you’ve been behind me. And I am still a kid. Just one year older. A whole lot […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is listed as questionable for tonight’s game against the Utah Jazz despite feeling “pretty good” after participating in morning shootaround, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Iguodala is experiencing left calf soreness, which limited him to only 10 minutes in the season-opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, tallying […]

The Sacramento Kings initiated the war of words on Twitter, but the Utah Jazz finished it. Prior to their season opener, the Kings Twitter account trolled the Jazz, but after a 123-117 Utah victory, the Jazz Twitter struck back at Sacramento and put the account in a body bag. Have you thought about building your […]

Utah Jazz second-year shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was the runner-up to Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons in the 2018 Rookie of the Year voting. Mitchell averaged 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game during his rookie season. Simmons, meanwhile, posted 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists, and also registered 38 double-doubles and 12 triple-doubles. The narrative […]

The Utah Jazz are one of several NBA teams that have not won a championship, but second-year shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is ready to change that narrative. In fact, he says that’s the team’s goal going forward. In a recent interview with Yahoo Sports, Mitchell made it clear that bringing a title to Salt Lake […]

The Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz kick off their seasons Wednesday as the two Western Conference teams face off in the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. While this might seem like just a boring old regular-season game, the Kings’ Twitter account decided to spice up the season opener by starting some online beef. Recently, Sacramento […]

Steve Kerr has been thoroughly please with his decision to start Damian Jones at center during the Golden State Warriors season-opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and will do so again on Friday when the team takes on the Utah Jazz on the road. “We’re going to stick with DJ,” said Kerr when asked who […]

After practice on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was asked by reporters if he has a favorite player he likes to watch. Kuzma said Utah Jazz shooting guard and 2018 Rookie of the Year runner-up, Donovan Mitchell, is the guy he pays attention to when the Lakers aren’t playing, via ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward. […]