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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Pistons drop 25th straight game to shorthanded Jazz as history looms: ‘This one hurts more than most’  Yahoo Sports Source link

Injuries and slightly larger sample sizes have sparked a bit of trade chatter around the NBA, as the league calendar inches closer to the Dec. 15 trigger date when free agents from this offseason become eligible to be dealt. We’ll start in Utah, where the overachieving Jazz have rivals wondering what direction Danny Ainge’s front office will choose after a surprising 12-7 start that’s translated into first place in the Western Conference. How much time Mike Conley misses following a knee… Source link

The departure of head coach Quin Snyder and trade of Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves initiated an imminent teardown and rebuild in Utah. Yet the Jazz initially signaled they weren’t ready to part with Donovan Mitchell, an All-Star in his prime on a team with no prospect of contending anytime soon. Now it appears that they’re at least open to dealing Mitchell. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday the Jazz “are showing a willingness to listen on possible trade… Source link

The Utah Jazz are reportedly trading three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Timberwolves will send Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Bolmaro and a package of first-round picks to the Jazz, according to Wojnarowski. The move signals the Jazz’s desire to move on from the Gobert-Donovan Mitchell pairing that had grown strained since the beginning of the COVID-19… Source link

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert sometimes eat lunch together, and they sometimes save the Utah Jazz‘s season together. After a season marked by whispers of discord between the Jazz’s two stars, the pair connected for a game-winning alley-oop in a 100-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their first-round series. The series is now tied 2-2. The Jazz appeared on the verge of a 3-1 series hole in the final minute of the game when Mavericks star Luka Doncic, making a return from a calf… Source link

Though he is improving, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is reportedly “unlikely” to play in Game 2 of their opening-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Doncic, who strained his calf in their regular season finale last week, has not been officially ruled out of the game. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, however, he will need “dramatic” improvement in order to be cleared to play. “Yesterday was another good day, and today he’s back on the court, so… Source link

Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s games. Thanks to a huge second-half outing from Donovan Mitchell, the Utah Jazz have taken an early 1-0 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Jazz rallied back from an early hole on Tuesday night to beat the Clippers 112-109 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series at Vivint Arena. Mitchell finished with a game-high… Source link

SALT LAKE CITY — Ja Morant’s dad, Tee, entered Vivint Arena at 6:15 p.m. and took his courtside seat to watch his son warm up in the pregame shootaround.  Morant, who averaged 30 points per game in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, strolled over to greet his dad and five close friends following his pregame warm-up. Fans had yet to enter the arena, but every Utah Jazz fan seated near the Morant family was vetted by the Jazz staff to avoid any conflict. Both Ja and Tee… Source link

Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith has offered a premium package for friends and family of Ja Morant to attend Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Memphis Grizzlies in Salt Lake City. Morant’s father, Tee Morant, and others are taking Smith up on the offer. His mother, Jamie Morant, is not. She’ll remain in Memphis to watch the game on TV. “She said her anxiety couldn’t take it,” Tee Morant told ESPN on Tuesday.  Ja Morant’s family was targeted with abusive language Smith made the offer after Morant’s… Source link

Former Utah Jazz center has died. He was 64. (Mike Powell/Getty Images) Mark Eaton — one of the best defensive players ever — died Friday. The Utah Jazz confirmed the news to the Salt Lake Tribune on Saturday. Eaton was 64. Police received a call from one of Eaton’s neighbors Friday. That neighbor found Eaton unconscious with his bicycle on a road in Summit County. Eaton was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His cause of death is not known at this time, though police do… Source link