Tag: Utah Jazz
Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons and Utah’s Donovan Mitchell are unanimous selections to the NBA’s All-Rookie team. The two guards received all 100 first-place votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Both players helped their teams reach the second round of the playoffs. Boston’s Jayson Tatum also was selected Tuesday to the first team, falling […]
Utah point guard Ricky Rubio was upgraded to questionable for Game 4 against the Houston Rockets, and a team source said the Jazz are optimistic Rubio will make his second-round debut Sunday. The source said the team will have a better idea about Rubio’s availability after he gets more treatment Sunday morning. Rubio has been sidelined for the entire […]
Several of the NBA’s youngest and brightest stars have emerged in the first-round of the postseason, writes James Blancarte.
Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell are having fantastic playoff debuts as rookies, but how do they compare against the all-time greats as rookies?
Tough blow for Utah: Jazz guard Ricky Rubio could miss 10 days with left hamstring injury, league sources tell ESPN. His return could be sooner, based upon progression in rehabilitation. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on Twitter
Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio left Friday night’s series-clinching 96-91 win over Oklahoma City Thunder due to a left hamstring injury. Rubio had dealt with soreness in his left hamstring early in April, causing him to miss a few games late in the season. Source: Royce Young of ESPN
This year’s impressive rookie class has translated their regular season performances to the playoff stage.
Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell underwent an MRI that showed he has a left foot contusion, and the team announced that his status for Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder will be updated Tuesday. Mitchell left Sunday’s Game 1 in the fourth quarter to get an X-ray on the foot before returning and […]
Donovan Mitchell said he feels “fine” after leaving Game 1 in the fourth quarter to get an X-ray on his left foot before returning and playing through some apparent pain in the Jazz’s 116-108 loss. “I just stubbed my toe,” Mitchell said. “Nothing major.” Mitchell returned with 7:47 left in the fourth quarter but was subbed out about […]
The NBA announced today that Nerlens Noel of the Dallas Mavericks and Thabo Sefolosha of the Utah Jazz have each been suspended without pay for five games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. Noel’s suspension will begin with tonight’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers. Sefolosha’s suspension will […]
