SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP)-The NBA has told its teams to close its training and practice facilities to all players and staff starting Friday, saying the shuttering will last indefinitely in the latest response to the coronavirus pandemic. The league told teams of the new directive in a memo sent Thursday afternoon, […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Per a statement released Thursday, University of Utah men’s basketball legend Wataru “Wat” Misaka passed away at the age of 95 Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Misaka helped lead the Utes to national championships in 1944 and 1947 and became the first non-Caucasian player to play in the […]
WASHINGTON (AP)-Protesters handed out T-shirts and held up signs in support of Hong Kong on Wednesday night when the Washington Wizards hosted a team from the Chinese Basketball Association. The Wizards beat the Guangzhou Long-Lions 137-98 in a game that included more than a half-dozen protests inside Capital One Arena […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Creighton University basketball star will replace former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey as the university’s commencement speaker later this month. Creighton’s president, the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, announced Thursday that Kyle Korver will speak at both May 18 ceremonies scheduled by the Jesuit college in Omaha. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Jazz will be shorthanded as they look to stave off elimination tonight in Houston when they take on the Rockets for Game Five of their second-round series. Guards Ricky Rubio and Dante Exum will not play. Rubio has been sidelined for the entire series with […]
ROCKETS AT JAZZ Series tied 1-1. Game 3, 8:30 p.m. MDT, ESPN. NEED TO KNOW: Adversity, meet the Rockets. A team that had winning streaks of 11, 14 and 17 games in the regular season has now ceded home-court advantage to the Jazz. It’s not panic time for the NBA’s No. 1 […]
THUNDER AT JAZZ Jazz lead 3-2. Game 6, 8:30 p.m. MDT, ESPN. NEED TO KNOW: Westbrook finally broke out in Game 5 and took over. Oklahoma City got Utah post players Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors in foul trouble, allowing Westbrook to play his normal aggressive style. Westbrook scored 33 of his 45 points in […]
JAZZ AT THUNDER Thunder lead 3-1. Game 5, 7:30 p.m. MDT, NBA TV. NEED TO KNOW: Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell is averaging 27.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 45 percent from the field. He’s averaging 17.3 points in the second half and shooting 46 percent. He topped Karl Malone’s rookie […]
THUNDER AT JAZZ Jazz lead 2-1. Game 4, 8:30 p.m. MDT, TNT. NEED TO KNOW: Utah has won each of its last five first-round series as the No. 5 seed, and the Jazz are halfway to extending that streak. The crowd in Salt Lake City was extremely loud on Saturday and will […]
NBA fines Westbrook $25,000 for language; Jazz ban fan
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook $25,000 for the language he directed toward a fan in Utah. Meanwhile, the Jazz have banned the fan from all events at their arena permanently and effective immediately. Westbrook says the fan made racial comments toward him […]
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