Walker Kessler extended his go-go gadget left arm and easily sent a Grant Williams layup attempt careening off the backboard to preserve a 118-117 Saturday night win for the Utah Jazz against the Boston Celtics. Talen Horton-Tucker, growing into his new starting point guard role by the game, got into the paint on the previous …
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The NBA has not been untouched by the recent turmoil that has hit regional sports networks across the country. The league has felt it as acutely as any other North American professional sport. In all, 18 teams have contracts with RSNs whose short- and long-term futures are uncertain, between the upheaval with Diamond Sports Group …
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— Written by David Aldridge, James Edwards III and Josh Robbins The 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year race has plenty of deserving candidates. With only four weeks remaining in the regular season, who are the favorites for the award? To answer that question, The Athletic has assembled three of its writers who voted …
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson is averaging a career-high 20.9 points per game this season. He’s thriving on the court and putting together elite pregame outfits off it. Clarkson has one of the best senses of style in the NBA, and this week we’ll break down some of his best fits thus far this season. …
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February is the shortest month of the year, and even with the NBA All-Star break, there was plenty of action on the hardwood. And due to some trades, there are some new faces in new places. Besides Valentine’s Day treats (the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves, and Donovan Mitchell and Dillon Brooks probably didn’t exchange …
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The 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year almost certainly will be someone who has never won the award before. Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Herro, the two most recent winners, are now entrenched as starters for their respective teams. So who leads this year’s race? To answer that question, The Athletic turned to three of …
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There’s really just one reason I first started watching basketball: it was fun. That has colored why I kept watching the sport for the last [redacted] years — because it remained fun. Even now, while covering the NBA, it remains a driving ethos. So, this month, as everyone threw out their All-Star teams and snubs …
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SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA season is too long. League officials point to team medical data that shows it is unsafe for most players to play all 82 games. But should there be incentives to entice starters and stars to suit up more often? Those were two major takeaways from the All-Star weekend that …
SALT LAKE CITY — Will Hardy hadn’t been the new head coach of the Utah Jazz for long. He also hadn’t formed a real opinion on Lauri Markkanen by that point. Markkanen had just been traded to Utah. Of course, Hardy knew exactly who his new power forward was. Hardy had prepared scouting reports on …
As the final stretch of the regular season nears, a few observations and revelations from All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City… SALT LAKE CITY — A few minutes before Giannis Antetokounmpo began his All-Star game draft selection process alongside LeBron James, he was asked by TNT’s Ernie Johnson whether he’d be able to play in …
