• Mark Eaton, former NBA All-Star, dead at 64

    Mark Eaton, former NBA All-Star, dead at 64

    Mark Eaton, a former two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the Utah Jazz, died Friday night after apparently crashing his bike, the team announced Saturday. He was 64. Eaton was found...
  • Knicks move up in 2020 NBA Draft in trade with Jazz

    Knicks move up in 2020 NBA Draft in trade with Jazz

    The Knicks will give up their second-round pick to move up from No. 27 to 23 in Wednesday’s 2020 NBA Draft, in a pick swap with the Utah Jazz, an NBA source confirmed. The Knicks had the 38th pick
  • Knicks’ surprise Johnnie Bryant hire comes with Donovan Mitchell intrigue

    Knicks’ surprise Johnnie Bryant hire comes with Donovan Mitchell intrigue

    Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks coaching staff continues to have an offbeat feel to it as the Knicks will add Utah Jazz assistant Johnnie Bryant as an associate coach, a source confirmed. According to a source, the hiring was made from a player-development angle but it also could be a lure for Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell. The …
  • Pelicans and Jazz players, coaches all kneel during national anthem

    Pelicans and Jazz players, coaches all kneel during national anthem

    Moments before the Pelicans and Jazz kicked off the NBA’s return to action, every player, coach and referee on the court kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice. They joined together in a powerful image, locking together in arms on a court with the words “Black Lives Matter” largely displayed. …
  • Jerry Sloan, legendary NBA coach, dead at 78

    Jerry Sloan, legendary NBA coach, dead at 78

    The man who guided the powerhouse Jazz teams of the 1990s has passed away. Jerry Sloan died early Friday morning at the age of 78 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, the team announced. “Jerry Sloan will always be synonymous with the Utah Jazz,” the franchise said in a statement. “He …
  • Karl Malone wanted no part of ‘The Last Dance’

    Karl Malone wanted no part of ‘The Last Dance’

    Conspicuous by his absence in “The Last Dance” is Karl Malone, one of Michael Jordan’s chief rivals at the end of the Bulls dynasty, which concluded with two consecutive NBA Finals wins over Malone’s Jazz. Jason Hehir, the director of the 10-part ESPN docuseries, revealed on “The Dan Patrick Show” that Malone declined to be …
  • Knicks add NBA Draft expert Walt Perrin for key front office spot

    Knicks add NBA Draft expert Walt Perrin for key front office spot

    Knicks president Leon Rose will add a solid personnel man in longtime Utah Jazz scout Walt Perrin, who will become assistant GM/college scouting to Scott Perry. The title was previously held by Gerald Madkins, whose future with the organization is in danger. Madkins’ contract expires in August. For 19 years, Perrin has been a key …
  • Rudy Gobert-Donovan Mitchell relationship ‘unsalvageable’ after coronavirus

    Rudy Gobert-Donovan Mitchell relationship ‘unsalvageable’ after coronavirus

    Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have both recovered from coronavirus, but the Jazz teammates’ relationship may not be as fortunate. Gobert was the NBA’s “patient zero,” with news of his positive test for COVID-19 immediately leading to the league suspending its season on the night of March 11. Mitchell tested positive by the following day, …
  • Rudy Gobert goes hard in the gym after beating coronavirus

    Rudy Gobert goes hard in the gym after beating coronavirus

    Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert worked out Tuesday for the first time since he became the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus two weeks ago. Gobert, who was cleared of the illness on Friday, shared to Instagram photos and a video of him throwing boxing punches with a trainer and the caption, …
  • Rudy Gobert’s coronavirus plight: Can’t smell anything

    Rudy Gobert’s coronavirus plight: Can’t smell anything

    Rudy Gobert gave fans a peek into dealing with the coronavirus, which apparently in his case includes not being able to smell anything. The Jazz forward, who was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19, on Sunday tweeted some of the effects he’s felt while self-quarantining. “Just to give you guys an update, …