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Utah Jazz, Walker Kessler Contract Talks Show Friction

While Walker Kessler has practically been out of sight and out of mind for Utah Jazz fans this year, sidelined for most of the 2025-26 NBA season with season-ending shoulder surgery, the Jazz and their big man enter a critical offseason this summer as he'll be set to go into restricted free agency.

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Jazz change Lauri Markkanen’s injury status for tank-off vs. Kings

On Wednesday night, the Utah Jazz will hit the floor for the second-to-last time before the All-Star break for a home game against the Sacramento Kings.

Utah Jazz News / SLC Dunk / February 10

Utah Jazz Reacts: How good will the Jazz be next season?

Since trading for Jaren Jackson Jr., the Utah Jazz have been an exciting team to watch. Since February 7th, when Jackson joined the team, the Jazz have had a top ten defense.

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The '3-Point Era playoff scoring leaders' quiz

How many of the 36 players in the NBA's Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) to score at least 2,500 career points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?

The 'Season triple-double leaders by team' quiz

The 'Most 50-point NBA games' quiz

The '10-time NBA All-Stars' quiz

Utah Jazz News / SLC Dunk / February 10

The Utah Jazz are not your enemy

“What the Utah Jazz are doing is messing around with the integrity of the game.” Bobby Marks took to national television to reiterate the discourse that has been poisoning recent NBA discussion — the Utah Jazz are dismantling the sanctity of competition.

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20 NBA superstars who carried awful teams the farthest

Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.

Jaren Jackson Jr. News / Field Level Media / February 10

Jaren Jackson Jr. hopes to continue hot streak for Jazz against Kings

Trading for Jaren Jackson Jr. already appears to be a brilliant long-term move for the Utah Jazz. Jackson has played in two games with Utah so far, before Wednesday's matchup against the Sacramento Kings in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz News / Yardbarker / February 10

Utah Jazz finding new ways to tank

Because the Jazz are figuring out new, unexpected ways to skirt the league's rules, they're getting the brunt of the tanking backlash.

Jazz coach does not even hide the fact his team is tanking

Former No. 1 overall pick Kenyon Martin blasts 'disgusting' NBA tanking

The 'Utah Jazz's back-to-back Finals teams' quiz

Utah Jazz News / Yardbarker / February 10

Former No. 1 overall pick Kenyon Martin blasts 'disgusting' NBA tanking

The NBA has been looking at ways to address tanking for a while. Some teams make that conversation hard to avoid.

Jazz coach does not even hide the fact his team is tanking

Tanking Jazz notch potentially costly win at Heat

The 'NBA Summer League MVPs' quiz

Utah Jazz News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 10

Insider accuses Jazz of compromising ‘integrity of the NBA’ with late-game tanking

The Utah Jazz are trying to walk a very thin line for the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season. On one hand, the team clearly wants to put a bow on their

Ace Bailey News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 10

Ace Bailey Makes Utah Jazz History With Career Milestone

Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey has quietly stamped his name in the franchise history books after surpassing a notable career milestone on the team's latest

Lauri Markkanen News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 10

Utah Jazz Veteran Makes Strong All-Star Push for Lauri Markkanen

The Utah Jazz, while not the most competitive team in the Western Conference this season, certainly could have a couple of All-Star-worthy players on the roster that have made a compelling case for their selection.

Utah Jazz News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 10

Jazz news: Jusuf Nurkic sends Lauri Markkanen request to Adam Silver

The Utah Jazz are blatantly tanking, and head coach Will Hardy’s remark in his postgame presser following their 115-111 win over the Miami Heat on Monday would only further dump fuel into the fire of tanking allegations against the Jazz.

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The 'Super Bowl MVPs' quiz

The 'Super Bowl coaches since 2000' quiz

The 'Super Bowl halftime show artists' quiz

The 'NFL active TD-pass leaders' quiz

Utah Jazz News / Larry Brown Sports / February 10

Jazz coach does not even hide the fact his team is tanking

Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy did not even try to play coy Monday about his team’s tank operation. The Jazz conspicuously sat their two All-Star players, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr., in the fourth quarter of their close game against the Miami Heat.

Utah Jazz News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 9

Three Takeaways From Jazz’s Tight Road Win vs Heat

No Keyonte George, no problem for the Utah Jazz. In their fifth and final game of their latest East Coast road trip, the Jazz managed to overcome the Miami

NBA News / Field Level Media / February 9

Despite removing three starters, Jazz fight past Heat

Reserve Brice Sensabaugh knocked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the visiting Utah Jazz shocked the Miami Heat 115-111 on Monday night.

NBA News / Yardbarker / February 9