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The Media, Not the Jazz, Are the NBA’s Biggest Problem
In the world of competitive sport, winning means everything, even if it means strategic losing. A while back, The Lead covered the Utah Jazz’s newfound infamy for tanking, discussing the origins of the strategy and its recent relevance.
Utah Jazz News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 16
Three Utah Jazz Players Fighting to Stay on Next Year's Roster
The Utah Jazz's starting five and overall rotation for next season's roster is gradually becoming clearer following their blockbuster splash for Jaren Jackson Jr.
NBA News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 17
Utah Jazz's Keyonte George Slipping in Most Improved Player Race
Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George had started off this season making some strong headway into this year's Most Improved Player race, after exploding onto the scene as an extremely impressive year-three breakout guard, and a real bright spot for the future of the Jazz.
The 'NBA All-Star MVPs' quiz
How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?
Utah Jazz News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 15
Three Key Priorities for Utah Jazz After All-Star Break
The Utah Jazz have just 26 games left in their 2025-26 campaign following the All-Star break, leaving under two months to go on the calendar before the season is officially wrapped up, then embarking on an exciting offseason can get underway for the Jazz.
The 23 best NBA players with exactly one All-Star appearance
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
Utah Jazz News / SLC Dunk / February 15
Fan poll shows how far Jazz fans think the Jazz will go next season 
In our latest NBA Reacts poll, I wanted to see how good Jazz fans think the Jazz will be next season. With the addition of Jaren Jackson Jr. last week, the Utah Jazz became the center of NBA attention, but not for the right reasons.
NBA News / Yardbarker / February 14
NBA commissioner Adam Silver thinks 'tanking' is worse than ever, teams could get severe punishment
Not only does the NBA have a tanking problem this season, league commissioner Adam Silver thinks it might be worse than it's been in recent memory.
Utah Jazz News / The SportsRush / February 14
After Slapping Jazz With $500,000 Fine, NBA Plans to Overhaul System to Fix Tanking
It’s not realistic for every team in the league to have a chance to win an NBA championship each season. It also doesn’t help that small-market teams aren’t the most intriguing free-agent destinations for star players.
Why Kendrick Perkins wants Adam Silver to slam a $5m fine on Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers
Kendrick Perkins has escalated the tanking debate, arguing the NBA’s recent fines against the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers do not go nearly far enough.
Jaren Jackson Jr. News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 14
Jazz 2026 NBA trade deadline grade after Jaren Jackson Jr. bombshell
There has been so much noise surrounding the Utah Jazz in recent weeks regarding their purportedly overt ways of tanking which have drawn the attention of the NBA.
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.
Utah Jazz News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 13
Jazz’s Ace Bailey reveals how Devin Booker delivered ‘Welcome to the NBA’ moment
Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey might be soaring through his first professional season with highlights that defy gravity, but even the league’s brightest young stars have to get humbled eventually.
Jaren Jackson Jr. News / Athlon Sports / February 13
Fantasy Basketball Settled Rotations 2026: Donovan Mitchell, Jaren Jackson Jr., and More Trusted Roles Post-Deadline
A big NBA trade deadline move doesn’t guarantee a player will get an increased playing role and have improved play. But don’t tell that to the following four players.
Kendrick Perkins News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 13
Kendrick Perkins wishes NBA fined Jazz $5 million for ‘throwing games’
As the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers were hit with fines due to “management of their rosters for recent games,” which is related to the tanking problem in the NBA, the former received a $500,000 fine, while the latter was for $100,000.
Jaren Jackson Jr. News / Utah Jazz on SI / February 13
Jaren Jackson Jr. Insisted on Playing for Jazz Fans Before Shutdown
Utah Jazz fans were hit with a surprising news development across this past week regarding their trade deadline acquisition of Jaren Jackson Jr., who has since been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season due to surgery on his left knee to address a PVNS growth.
Lauri Markkanen News / Total Pro Sports / February 13
Jazz Coach Addresses Massive Tanking Fine While Defending Decision to Sit Lauri Markkanen
The Utah Jazz has been involved in some serious controversies in recent times. Last year, the Jazz DJ trolled LeBron James by playing Drake’s diss track.
Utah Jazz News / Larry Brown Sports / February 12
Jazz owner Ryan Smith publicly rips the NBA over $500,000 fine
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.
Bobby Marks News / Hoops Wire / February 12
Ryan Smith to ESPN’s Bobby Marks: ‘Maybe sit this one out’ as Jazz fine sparks war of words
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.
Utah Jazz News / Hoops Wire / February 12
Jazz owner Ryan Smith ‘agrees to disagree’ with fine from league office
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.
NBA News / Hoops Wire / February 12
Jazz fined $500k by NBA for resting players; Pacers fined $100k
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.
NBA News / Hoops Rumors / February 12
Jazz Fined $500K By NBA; Pacers Docked $100K
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).
Utah Jazz News / Larry Brown Sports / February 12
Jazz star will undergo surgery just days after blockbuster trade
The Utah Jazz surprised many at the NBA trade deadline by acquiring Jaren Jackson Jr. in a blockbuster deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies also sent John Konchar, Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr.
Jaren Jackson Jr. News / Hoops Rumors / February 12
Jaren Jackson Jr. Out For The Season
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.
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.
Kenyon Martin 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.
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.
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