Another week, another awkward interview from Shaquille O’Neal and the NBA on TNT crew. This time around it involved Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell. Shaq questioned Mitchell’s ability to take his game to the next level prior to last night’s game between the Jazz and Pelicans. He then admit his doubts to Mitchell in their […]
Read MoreNBA World Reacts To The Rudy Gobert Contract News
The Rudy Gobert trade speculation can probably be put away now. For most of the 2019-20 season, fans speculated that the Utah Jazz All-Star center could be shipped elsewhere. There were rumors of a bad relationship between Gobert and All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell. That appears to be overblown, though. Sunday morning, the Jazz agreed to […]
Read MoreTrae Young Reacts To Donovan Mitchell Contract News
Donovan Mitchell secured a massive contract extension on Sunday morning, locking him into a future with the Jazz. Even Hawks point guard Trae Young took notice of the big-time NBA news. The 2020 All-Star agreed to a five-year, $195 million designated rookie max deal with Utah over the weekend. The 24-year-old superstar continues to be […]
Read MoreKnicks, Jazz Reportedly Agree On Trade
The New York Knicks and Utah Jazz have reportedly agreed to a trade involving veteran big man Ed Davis. Davis is entering year two of his contract, worth $9.8 million, with the Utah Jazz. But the organization has been seeking a trade partner for the veteran forward in hopes to clear up some salary. It […]
Read MoreCeltics Reportedly ‘Weighing’ Trade For All-Star Big Man
It’s pretty obvious the Boston Celtics won’t win a championship with their current roster. The organization is “weighing the idea” of trading for one of the NBA’s best rim protectors as a result, per a report from Legion Hoops. The Lakers’ championship run proved big-man, bully ball isn’t dead. Los Angeles’ vast number of rim […]
Read MoreNBA All-Star Reacts To The Criticism Of ESPN’s Maria Taylor
Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell is sick and tired of the criticism being thrown Maria Taylor’s way on Saturday. Taylor has been the talk of Twitter today. The ESPN reporter is facing harsh criticism for omitting Lakers forward Anthony Davis on her three All-NBA teams. Fox Sports’ Doug Gottlieb was one of the first […]
Read MoreMike Conley Posts Message Following Heartbreaking Game 7
The Utah Jazz lost 80-78 to the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their Western Conference playoff series last night. Mike Conley was nearly the hero, but the point guard’s game-winning three-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer. This was Conley’s first season in Utah, and it was a wild one. The Jazz were at the […]
Read MoreMagic Johnson’s Tweet About Nuggets-Jazz Game 7 Is Going Viral
Magic Johnson has weighed in on tonight’s Western Conference playoffs Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Nuggets-Jazz has been an incredibly entertaining series. The Jazz jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but Denver has won the last two games behind the strength of star guard Jamal Murray. Murray and Utah’s Donovan Mitchell […]
Read MoreThe NBA Playoffs Resume This Weekend – Here’s The Schedule
Two days ago, the NBA had to figure out whether or not the playoffs would resume in Orlando, Florida. Fast forward 48 hours later, and the league has released its updated schedule for this weekend. The Milwaukee Bucks started a movement in the NBA by boycotting their Game 5 showdown against the Orlando Magic on […]
Read MoreMax Kellerman Says There’s Only 1 ‘Real’ Rivalry In The NBA
Max Kellerman has never been one to shy away from a controversial take, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he has a bold stance on the best rivalry in the NBA. During this morning’s edition of First Take, Kellerman raved about the ongoing rivalry between Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray. He went as far as to […]
Read MoreJamal Murray Has Brutally Honest Reaction To Donovan Mitchell’s Game
The first game of the 2020 NBA Playoffs more than lived up to the hype, thanks to the exploits of Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell scored 57 points, the third-highest total in league postseason history, but it was Murray who had the last laugh. The sharpshooting guard scored 10 of his 36 points in […]
Read MoreEveryone Said The Same Thing After Rudy Gobert Scored First Points Of NBA Restart
On Thursday night, the NBA made its return to national televisions across the country for the first time since mid-March. The New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz got the party started tonight as Zion Williamson made his return to the court as well. He left the bubble earlier this offseason, but returned just in time. […]
Read MoreVideo: Everyone Kneels For National Anthem Before Jazz vs. Pelicans
The NBA restart is officially on. Before tonight’s opening game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, everybody on the court took a knee for the national anthem. The two teams had made it known they intended to kneel as units for the anthem before the first regular season game in the Orlando bubble. […]
Read MoreAdam Silver Comments On NBA Players Kneeling For The Anthem
The NBA may be the most player-driven major American sport. As a result, its stars have a ton of leeway to discuss social issues, something that is top of mind as the league gets set to restart during a summer where racial inequality is at the front of mind in the country. The first regular […]
Read MoreFiveThirtyEight Releases New NBA Title Odds For Teams In Orlando
Can LeBron James capture his fourth NBA Championship with the league restart in Orlando this month? Analytics site FiveThirtyEight believes that his Los Angeles Lakers are a pretty strong favorite to do so. 22 teams will be battling for the 16 NBA Playoff spots in Orlando. Nine teams will play for the eight seeds in […]
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell Names 2 Toughest Parts Of The NBA Bubble
The NBA bubble at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. is starting to take shape. NBA games aren’t scheduled to begin until later this month, but the 22 teams set to compete have arrived in Florida. The Utah Jazz are among the teams playing in the bubble. Utah is 41-23 and in contention at the top […]
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell Comments On His Relationship With Rudy Gobert
Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz are gearing up for the resumption of the NBA’s 2019-20 season. But first, the Jazz star will have to mend an awkward relationship with teammate Rudy Gobert. It’s been just under four months since Adam Silver decided to suspend the season. Gobert and Mitchell were the first two NBA […]
Read MoreNBA Player Has Message For Skateboarder Who Peed On His Driveway
A word of advice to people: Don’t pee on someone else’s driveway – especially the one belonging to Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles. Ingles, 32, said on Twitter that he caught a teenage skateboarder urinating on his driveway and garden area over the weekend. The Utah Jazz sharpshooter said that cameras caught the perpetrator in […]
Read MoreNBA Players Reportedly Have A Deadline For Orlando Decision
The NBA is set to resume its season, with the 22 potential playoff teams preparing to play in Orlando. Not everyone is totally on board with the situation. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is concerned that a return to play could obfuscate the nationwide push for social justice. He’s not alone. Other big-name players like […]
Read MoreThe NBA Reportedly Has New Target Date For Season Resuming
The NBA is making steps towards a return to play. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the current target date for the season restart is now July 30. That is a slight bump up from the original proposal, which had a return date of July 31. It is not a huge change, but right now we’ll […]
Read MoreNBA Coach Named Most-Likely Successor To Coach K At Duke
Duke’s Coach K still has a bunch of years left as a head coach, and he keeps extending that time by consistently recruiting some of the best players in the country. But if and when Coach K finally does decide to retire, one college hoops analyst believes there are some good potential successors out there. […]
Read MoreReport: NBA Has A ‘Target Date’ For Return Of Season
The NBA has been off since mid-March, as the country deals with the fallout of COVID-19. We’ve seen the return of some sports begin, both here and overseas, and now we have a timeline for when basketball may be able to finish up. The league shut down on Wednesday, March 11. Utah Jazz star center […]
Read MoreLegendary NBA Head Coach Jerry Sloan Passes Away
Jerry Sloan, the former Utah Jazz head coach and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, has passed away. The Utah Jazz announced on Friday that Sloan has passed away at the age of 78. Sloan had been dealing with a variety of health problems for the last few years. Those problems prevented him from being interviewed […]
Read MoreKarl Malone Had A Telling Response To Michael Jordan Question
Episodes 9 and 10 of The Last Dance led to renewed interest in former Utah Jazz superstar Karl Malone and his relationship (or lack thereof) with Michael Jordan. But Malone was one of the biggest stars to not be interviewed for the landmark docu-series (despite director Jason Hehir’s best efforts). An old E:60 clip of […]
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