Ryan Smith is not at all happy about having to cut a sizable six-figure check to the league. The Utah Jazz were fined $500,000 by the NBA on Thursday. In an official release, the league said that the Jazz improperly sat out star players Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr.
The NBA announced that Ace Bailey will be added to the Rising Stars game over All-Star Weekend. Bailey has been selected to replace Cooper Flagg who is out with a foot sprain.
Ryan Smith was not done talking. After the NBA fined the Jazz $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league, the Utah owner took direct aim at ESPN’s Bobby Marks, firing back after Marks compared tanking fines to luxury tax payments under the previous CBA.
Tanking in the NBA is possibly more prevalent than ever before, as teams try to increase their chances of landing a prime pick in what is projected to be an excellent 2026 draft class.
Ryan Smith did not hide his reaction. The Jazz owner responded with an eye roll and a pointed “agree to disagree” after the NBA fined Utah $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league tied to two recent games.
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The NBA made its point. Loudly. The Jazz were fined $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league tied to their games Feb. 7 at Orlando and Feb. 9 at Miami, the league announced.
The Jazz have been fined $500K for “conduct detrimental to the league” related to Utah’s games on February 7 (at Orlando) and Feb. 9 (at Miami), the NBA announced today (via Twitter).
The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league on Thursday, alongside a $100,000 fine for the Indiana Pacers for violating the league's player participation policy.
The NBA is starting to get pretty annoyed by tanking, and on Thursday evening announced fines to both the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers for recent lineup decisions.
According to Chris Haynes, Jaren Jackson Jr. is likely to miss the remainder of the season to have surgery on his left knee. Haynes mentions that he is having the surgery to ensure his longterm health after a localized PVNS growth was discovered post trade.
The Utah Jazz announced the unfortunate news surrounding their trade deadline addition, Jaren Jackson Jr. right before heading into the All-Star break, revealing that the two-time All-Star would be sidelined indefinitely due to left knee surgery to remove a PVNS growth.
After not being selected to the NBA's initial Rising Stars roster, it looks like Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey will have his shine during All-Star Weekend after all.
Utah Jazz star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery on his left knee, the team announced Thursday -- nine days after acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery to remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) growth in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the Jazz announced in a press release.
The NBA trade deadline has passed, and there’s no denying that it was an eventful one, even if stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant didn’t end up getting moved.
Don’t mistake the Utah Jazz clearing house at the trade deadline for a silly. Tobias Funke-type of fire sale. The struggling team flipped multiple assets in favor of a youth rebuild, and the moves have sent massive shockwaves through the waiver wire.