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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. […]

Up and coming Utah Jazz offensive virtuoso Donovan Mitchell is enjoying all kinds of fame right now. Credit the noise he made with his regular season and postseason exploits, plus his slam dunk contest win, along with his rookie beef with fellow NBA phenom Ben Simmons. With his first year in the books, the Spida […]

Utah Jazz’s former super rookie Donovan Mitchell has made headlines for his amazing display of basketball skills. Despite being a rookie last season, the 13th pick of the 2017 NBA draft made the league know he was more than NBA ready. As the offensive fulcrum to a defensively elite Jazz team, his average of 20.5 […]

Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons raced one another for the Rookie of the Year trophy last season, and a rivalry began to develop between the Utah Jazz phenom and the Philadelphia 76ers stud. While Mitchell says there’s no bad blood between he and Simmons, the Jazz star did mention a “competitive tension” among the teams […]

The Utah Jazz have exercised the third-year option on second-year shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, the team announced Wednesday in a press release. Mitchell will make $3.1 million this season and $3.6 million next year. https://twitter.com/UtahJazzPR/status/1050187224468221953 Thank you Lord 🙏🏾 https://t.co/21PjLEBvzE — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) October 11, 2018 Mitchell burst onto the scene last season and is […]

Jimmy Butler’s lashing out at his teammates and the Minnesota Timberwolves staff is making headlines across the NBA and his former college teammate, Jae Crowder is reacting to the news. The Utah Jazz forward took to Twitter to blame their former head coach for Butler’s outburst. AYE MAN @JimmyButler TOOK EM BACK TO THE MARQUETTE […]

Second-year man Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz aims to follow in the footsteps of his idol Damian Lillard. And by footsteps, Mitchell means that he wants to own an Adidas signature shoe one day. As reported by Eric Woodyard of Deseret News, Mitchell revealed his desire to have signature shoes of his own just […]

As another NBA season is set to begin in ten days, it’s not only the teams themselves that are putting the final touches to their roster. Fans all over the globe are also scrambling to put together the most formidable roster possible in each of their fantasy basketball leagues. To better help you in strategizing […]

Mo Bamba is one of the most exciting rookies in the NBA, but he’s not immune to roasts — especially from Donovan Mitchell. On ESPN’s “College GameDay,” one Oklahoma fan held up a sign that read “Mo Bamba Can’t Play Football,” and Bamba responded with proof of his football playing days: Little that they know […]

Joe Ingles and Donovan Mitchell are two reasons why the Utah Jazz shocked many and advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals last season. The two are looking to build on that success this season and that starts in the preseason. On Friday, the Jazz will square off with the Adelaide 36ers, Ingles’ former team in […]

Joe Ingles is one of the most underrated players in the NBA, and the Australian is coming into this season brimming with confidence after a terrific 2017-18 campaign. The Utah Jazz swingman was asked if he lost confidence in his jumper following a few early misses against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. “No. I’m the […]

Donovan Mitchell is in a tough situation. As a Mets fan, he needs to choose between rooting for the crosstown rival New York Yankees or the hated Boston Red Sox. Mitchell — a native of Connecticut — is right in the battleground between the Yankees and Red Sox. Connecticut is split down the middle with […]

The Utah Jazz made a pair of official announcements with regards to their roster on Wednesday. Trey Lewis, who signed with Utah on Aug. 28, has been waived. However, Isaiah Cousins, who played with the Jazz’ G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, has signed with the team. Lewis, now 25 years of age, […]

General Managers from all around the NBA recently took some time to predict which players will win some of the league’s annual awards. Amid their polling, the GM’s selected Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard and Jazz center Rudy Gobert as their favorites to earn several defensive awards in the 2018-19 season. For overall best defensive player […]

After a stellar campaign last year, the Utah Jazz will be entering the new season as a formidable contender in the talent-packed Western Conference. However, it appears that the Jazz will need to shell out a significant amount of cash this season in the form of incentives for their players. As explained by Bobby Marks […]

The third overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft, Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors is one-third of the team’s impressive starting frontcourt along with Rudy Gobert and Joe Ingles. With the evolution of the modern NBA which values court spacing and an uptempo pacing, Favors is considered a relic. He’s a burly rebounding banger […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell burst onto the scene last season and is primed to have an even better campaign in year two. In 79 games during his rookie year, Mitchell averaged 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 43.7 percent from the field, 34.0 percent from beyond the arc, […]

The video of Kawhi Leonard laughing will never go away. On Saturday night, Rudy Gobert used the video of Kawhi to get a laugh out of Donovan Mitchell and the scrum of reporters surrounding him: Rudy Gobert pulled this video up on his phone at full volume right in the middle of Donovan Mitchell’s scrum […]

Utah Jazz defensive stalwart Rudy Gobert is one of the most intimidating figures in the NBA. Not just because of his towering 7-foot presence but also his elite defense and shot blocking that will leave you thinking twice about making even the easiest of baskets. You can say that the reigning Defensive Player of the […]