This is the big one. The Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards. Scroll all the way down the NBA standings, and you should be able to find these teams representing some of the very worst either conference has to offer.
The Utah Jazz fell short against the Sixers, 106-102. For the most part, it was a duel between Keyonte George and Tyrese Maxey. George scored 30 points on 10/24 shooting from the field (41.7%) and 5/11 (45.5%) from three.
It certainly seemed like Utah was going to run away with it in Philadelphia, leading for most of the fourth quarter before the home Sixers slipped ahead to win 106-102.
A lot could be said about the game the other day between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets: Jokic’s antics, the officiating, or the absolute battle we saw between Jamal Murray and Keyonte George.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The Utah Jazz made their big trade deadline splash with the Memphis Grizzlies for Jaren Jackson Jr. around just a month ago, and in that time, the former Defensive Player of the Year has gradually begun to get settled into his new home in Salt Lake City, albeit while playing in just three regular-season games.
The SLC Dunk Staff and I were talking in our group chat recently and the topic of “The Process” came up. We were originally bashing the NBC/Peacock broadcast
Another month, another Rookie of the Month award that Utah Jazz first-year wing Ace Bailey has just missed out on. According to an announcement from the NBA, February's Rookie of the Month honors have gone to San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper for the Western Conference, and Charlotte Hornets wing Kon Knueppel for the Eastern Conference.
Utah Jazz announcer Thurl Bailey was decidedly unimpressed with how Nikola Jokic handled himself during Monday’s game. Bailey believed Jokic was flopping and exaggerating contact during the Denver Nuggets’ 128-125 win over Utah at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Ut.
The Utah Jazz haven't quite been tuned up on the defensive end all season long, inevitably sinking to the bottom of the NBA for defensive rating (122.3), have allowed over 125 points per game on the year, and have seen their overall record on the year suffer because of it.
Utah Jazz headcoach Will Hardy jokingly tried to ask for help about slowing down Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic. Following the Jazz’s 128-125 loss
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
In the early years of his career, Isaiah Collier’s story began full of hype, being ranked the No. 1 college recruit in the nation during the 2023 season.
Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen has been diagnosed with a right hip impingement following an MRI and will be reevaluated in two weeks, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
It has been a disappointing season thus far for the Utah Jazz as they currently sit 13th in the Western Conference standings with an 18-40 record. Of course,
The NBA appears to be taking an increasingly strict approach in addressing tanking concerns across the league, with the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers already fined for allegedly attempting to lose games to improve their 2026 NBA Draft lottery odds.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle stayed quiet about the NBA's $100K tanking fine for two weeks. He didn't mince words when he broke his silence Tuesday.
Utah Jazz guard Vince Williams Jr. had an MRI exam on Tuesday and was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee, ending his season, ESPN reported. Williams was injured in a collision with Houston forward Tari Eason early in the second quarter of the host Rockets' 125-105 victory on Monday.
The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500K for benching its starters in the fourth quarter of games. Since then, they've announced season-ending surgeries for two starters.
Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic will undergo a surgical procedure on his nose on Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season, NBA on Prime insider Chris Haynes tweets.
The NBA delivered big fines to two teams for sitting players and affecting the integrity of games. Another concern may be the integrity of NBA bets. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was considering "every possible remedy" for tanking at his All-Star Saturday news conference.