During the second quarter of Saturday’s game between the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns, Jordan Clarkson made a surprise appearance in the broadcast booth alongside Craig Bolerjack and Thurl Bailey.
Trade winds are beginning to swirl around the Utah Jazz amid their race to the bottom of the NBA standings. They have several good players who are available and
Utah Jazz players Jordan Clarkson, Taylor Hendricks and Keyonte George, Jazz dancers and also the Jazz Bear visited patients at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital on Tuesday.
The Thunder could be without several key players. Jalen Williams (hip strain) is questionable. Chet Holmgren (hip fracture) is out. Isaiah Hartenstein (calf strain) is out. Ajay Mitchell (toe surgery) is out. Nikola Topic (torn ACL) is out.
The New Orleans Pelicans have to be feeling good right now. How could they not? The Pels are winners of three straight and six of their last nine and look
Jazz: Lauri Markannen (back spasms) is questionable. John Collins (hip injury management) is out. Jordan Clarkson (plantar fasciitis) is out. Cody Williams (ankle sprain) is out. Brice Sensabaugh (ankle sprain) is questionable. Taylor Hendricks (fibula fracture) is out. Johnny Juzang (hand fracture) is out. Micah Potter (G League two-way) is out.
However, New Orleans found a rhythm early, led by CJ McCollum, who knocked down five 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Utah has been vulnerable defensively on the perimeter this season, allowing opponents to take 40.7 percent of their overall shot attempts from deep, tied for the third-highest frequency in the league.
It’s been a difficult first half of the season for the New Orleans Pelicans and the Utah Jazz, but they’ll square off Friday night in a matchup of two teams
On Tuesday, the Suns traded their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to the Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029.
Two teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings meet in Wednesday’s Utah Jazz vs OKC Thunder game, part of the NBA’s nine-game schedule.