The NBA has been a nonstop whirlwind of trades, free-agent surprises and a constant stream of news since free agency opened on the evening of June 30.
Wednesday brought peak marketing exposure for Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell.
Thursday's NBA Draft may have just become much less interesting for the Utah Jazz but, in its place, the 2019-20 season will have all kinds of high hopes and expectations.
The Utah Jazz usually try to look out for local college products during the pre-NBA draft workout season, but this one is a even more hometown than that.
The Tax Entity Committee that met Monday at Farmington City Hall approved an extension to the Redevelopment Area at Station Park, clearing the first step for Station Park owners to build a multi-use arena there.
Farmington City has a new high school, miles of hiking and biking trails, a booming population and a popular shopping mall — and it might not be done yet.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Few teams could match the Utah Jazz in their ability to dominate defensively this season. An inability to generate consistent offense, however, ultimately doomed Utah in the postseason.
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 26 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz 100-93 on Wednesday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1.
SALT LAKE CITY — James Harden overcome a horrible shooting performance and scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Houston Rockets to a 104-101 win over the Utah Jazz for a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Just before Game 2 of the first-round series between the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets tipped off Wednesday night, Shaquille O’Neal said on TNT’s studio show, “We’ll have to see if the Jazz play old-school defense or gimmick defense.”
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SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell and Grayson Allen each scored 23 points to lead the Utah Jazz to their seventh straight victory with a 119-98 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
PHOENIX — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, leading the playoff-bound Utah Jazz to a 118-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Jazz got a slap in the face a couple nights earlier and answered with quite a punch.
PHOENIX — Donovan Mitchell scored 16 of his 26 points in the second half, leading the Utah Jazz to a 114-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook $25,000 for the language he directed toward a fan in Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 46 points and led the Utah Jazz from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to a 115-111 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George floated in a basket with less than a second remaining in double-overtime, capping a 45-point night with the winning shot in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 148-147 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday.
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and Joe Ingles had a career-high 11 assists, leading the Utah Jazz to a 116-88 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129-109 on Wednesday night for their first five-game winning streak of the season.
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell had 33 points and a career-high nine assists, helping the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-95 on Friday night.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Ricky Rubio had 24 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 120-90 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
SALT LAKE CITY — Joe Ingles scored 20 points while Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 108-103 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.
DALLAS (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 19 points and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Jazz their worst loss since moving to Utah, 118-68 on Wednesday night.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Donovan Mitchell scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz overcame an uneven performance on both ends of the floor to beat the Sacramento Kings 123-117 in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night.
One day after players excitedly leaked photos on social media of the new threads, the Utah Jazz officially unveiled purple throwback uniforms Thursday to be worn nine times during the 2018-19 season, the 40th season the Jazz will play in the state of Utah.
The Utah Jazz announced the team’s 2018-19 schedule as the NBA unrolled league-wide schedules Friday.
The Utah Jazz opened a roster spot Saturday morning by announcing the team had waived forward Jonas Jerebko.
SALT LAKE CITY — No roster makeover for the Utah Jazz.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz of the 2018-19 season will look much the same as last season.
The Utah Jazz have drafted Duke wing player Grayson Allen with the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
HOUSTON — Chris Paul scored a playoff career-high 41 points with eight 3-pointers to finally reach the conference finals, helping the Houston Rockets eliminate the Utah Jazz 112-102 in Game 5 on Tuesday night.
HOUSTON — Joe Ingles scored a career-high 27 points and the Utah Jazz squandered a huge early lead before using a big fourth quarter to regain control and beat the Houston Rockets 116-108 on Wednesday night and tie the Western Conference semifinals at 1-1.
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points and the Utah Jazz held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-91 in Game 6 on Friday night to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
SALT LAKE CITY — Ricky Rubio had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Utah's first playoff triple-double in 17 years, and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points to lead the Jazz to a 115-102 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night and a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.
He’s back — again.
CLEVELAND — With their NBA title hopes fading fast, the Cavaliers got aggressive at the trade deadline, and it involved trading key pieces with the Utah Jazz.
MINNEAPOLIS — Jamal Crawford scored all 17 of his points in the fourth quarter and hit a 3-pointer with 27.5 seconds left that helped the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the Utah Jazz 100-97 in their home opener on Friday night.
NBA games don’t count yet — unless you’re Dante Exum and the Utah Jazz, who have suffered yet another preseason blow.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — In recent years, the Utah Jazz have hosted an open scrimmage for the public as the NBA season approaches.
SALT LAKE CITY — Expectations were high for former Weber State great Joel Bolomboy entering NBA Summer League this summer with the Utah Jazz.
The Utah Jazz are opening Vivint Smart Home Arena to public tours Tuesday, Sept. 26, marking the completion of the arena's top-to-bottom, $125-million renovation, the team announced Tuesday.
The Utah Jazz have agreed to terms with former lottery pick Ekpe Udoh, according to reports from The Associated Press and The Vertical. The team also announced Thursday it has waived forward Boris Diaw.
The Utah Jazz have agreed to terms with free-agent swingman Thabo Sefolosha and big man Jonas Jerebko, according to reports from ESPN and The Vertical.
SALT LAKE CITY — It may have been a seemingly unimportant summer league game Thursday, but no one watching would have been able to tell.
SALT LAKE CITY — Dante Exum and rookie Donovan Mitchell led the Utah Jazz to escape the clutches of No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz and the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a 100-94 win at the Huntsman Center during the second day of Utah Jazz Summer League.
My favorite band of all time, the Barenaked Ladies, released a song a few years ago titled, “You Run Away.” One verse reads, “I tried, but you tried harder. I lied, but you lied smarter. You made me guess who was it. I did my best, but it wasn’t enough.”
SALT LAKE CITY — In its first game of the Utah Jazz Summer League, the Utah Jazz took care of the San Antonio Spurs with a 87-74 victory inside the Huntsman Center at the campus of the University of Utah.
The Utah Jazz reached an agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday to acquire point guard Ricky Rubio.
The Utah Jazz reached an agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday to acquire point guard Ricky Rubio.
