Deadspin: Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz: Karl Malone Is A "Giant Pain In The Ass, But He's Our Pain In The Ass"

Sean Newell — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:50:00 EST

In his latest blog entry, Greg Miller, the self proclaimed "used car salesman turned Utah Jazz CEO" filled in his readers on what appears to be something of a mantra inside the Jazz organization. More »

Devin Harris Left A Footprint On Some Lady's Face

Timothy Burke — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:03:40 EST

The courtside seats for Lakers games are usually an opportunity to see faces of the rich and famous, but it was two other faces that got the attention during the Utah-Los Angeles battle Tuesday night at Staples Center: the one belonging to a young woman who got up close and personal with Devin Harris's foot, and that of the person (we're honestly unsure if it's a man or a woman) next to her. Kevin Harlan rightfully recognizes a striking resemblance in him/her to Burgess Meredith's portrayal of The Penguin. [TNT] More »

Raja Bell: David Stern "Rules With An Iron Fist"

Sports Radio Interviews — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:40:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Raja Bell spits truth. More »

When I Dance They Call Me Kirilenko

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:50:00 EDT

CSKA Moscow, Andrei Kirilenko's new professional team in Russia, had its Media Day recently. Naturally, this involved the players breaking into three groups and dancing to Muzak and outdated pop songs on a stage in a giant banquet hall somewhere in Moscow. More »

This Evening: Andrei Kirilenko Joins His Old Team In Russia, Poses With An AK-47

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:45:00 EDT

Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 6, the day some really hung squirrel ruined a bake off. Photo via That NBA Lottery Pick. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Gordon Hayward Is Just Playing StarCraft All Summer

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:45:00 EDT

Without organized workouts, NBA players have to be creative to stay in shape this offseason. Some guys are touring China. Others are playing rec league ball. Still others are just going to their local gym every day, shooting jumpers and practicing their crossovers until the sun goes down. Then there's Utah's Gordon Hayward, who's working on his Zerg Rush by participating in professional StarCraft tournaments. More »

LDS-Paid Columnist Wants Jazz To Draft Jimmer So He Marries A Mormon

David Roher — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:30:00 EDT

Vai Sikahema is not a Jazz fan. But the two-time Pro Bowler (and one-time Jose Canseco opponent) is now a columnist for the LDS-owned Deseret News and has a suggestion for Utah's 12th overall pick: Jimmer Fredette. Sikahema's not alone there, but his line of reasoning might be unique: More »

What The Hell Did Andrei Kirilenko Do To His Back?

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:20:00 EDT

Andrei Kirilenko got a back tattoo. As far as we can tell, although we don't play Earthdawn ourselves, it is an image of a warrior riding a dragon beast flying creature with strangely-textured giant wings. Let's call it the Russian God of Bad Ideas. More »

You May Have Missed Emeka Okafor's Absurd Buzzer-Beater Last Night

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:55:00 EDT

While his alma mater advanced to the Elite 8 last night, Hornets center Emeka Okafor went for some Laettner-esque heroics (too soon?) at the buzzer in Salt Lake City. This nifty shot sent the game into overtime, and even playing without David West in the extra period, New Orleans won 121-117. More »

Newark Is The Only City That Can Make An Athlete Happy To Move To Utah

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Jazz Trade Deron Williams: What The Hell Is Going On In Utah?

Jack Dickey — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EST

Al Iannazzone of the Bergen Record reports that the Utah Jazz have agreed to send two-time All-Star point guard Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors and two first-round draft picks. Wow. More »

Jerry Sloan Goes From Re-Signing To Resigning In 3 Days

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:05:59 EST

After 22+ seasons on the bench in Utah — 21 one of them helming winning teams — Jerry Sloan is reportedly calling it quits. He had signed a one-year contract extension on Monday. Gregg Popovich is now the longest-tenured coach in the NBA. More »

Mascot Fighting Fan Is Fake, Still Funny

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EST

The Utah Jazz's bear mascot, creatively named "Bear," recently got into it with a visiting Cavaliers "fan." Yeah, it's staged, but we totally believe that Cleveland fans would lose a fight with a furry. More »

Deron Williams Backflipping Off A Freaking Cliff

David Matthews — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:40:22 EDT

An intrepid digital camera owner shot this footage of Deron Williams cliff-diving at Sand Hollow State Park in Utah and we thought that it really needed the be dubbed with a T.I. song to fully emphasize the badassery on display. [SLC Dunk] More »

Incongruous Athlete Mix-Tape Theater: Gordon Hayward

David Matthews — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:30:00 EDT

Today's Incongruous Athlete Mix-Tape is a real gem: Utah Jazz draftee Gordon Hayward showing off a barrage of put-backs and solid fundamentals to the ferocious "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA. More »

The "Andrei Kirilenko's Yearly Free Pass Watch" Reaches DEFCON-2

David Matthews — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:20:17 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Your NBA Playoffs Open Thread

David Matthews — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Will Bulls-Cavs be half as good as Bulls-Celtics? Will the Atlanta Hawks learn to "Fear the Deer?" Can the Celtics shake off some half-season rust and stop Los Heat? Will the Nuggets rally in the name of their ailing coach? More »

The Biggest Supporters Around

David Matthews — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:45:00 EDT

To conclude one of the boobsiest days in Deadspin history, here's this picture of some strategically placed fans/cameramen at last night's Thunder-Jazz and Penguins-Capitals trackmeets. Mutton wins again. H/t Eric and Patrick. More »

Careful, Jazz Players. Jerry Sloan Is Monitoring Your Facebook Status Updates.

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:45:32 EDT

Grumpy old man Jerry Sloan and the Jazz brass are reportedly unhappy with little-used backup Kyrylo Fesenko, which isn't terribly surprising given that Jerry Sloan hasn't been happy since the Eisenhower Administration. What's surprising is the reason: Facebook status updates. More »

A Weird, Random Thursday Night Spent With The Hipster Grifter, Devoted Utah Jazz Fan

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:05:05 EDT

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. (PHOTO: Will Sherman/AnimalNY) More »

About Last Night

Pete Gaines — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:30:00 EST

What you missed while taking your best gal out for a night on the town...
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Golden State Warriors Fall For The Old Phantom Whistle Trick

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:15:40 EST

Pretty amazing video from last night's Jazz/Warriors game: Smart-ass fan blows whistle from stands. Warriors stop playing. Kyle Korver heads westward for an uncontested dunk. [Ball Don't Lie] More »

Utah Jazz's Family Ticket Pack Packs More Family

Tuffy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:30:40 EST

Many NBA teams have a four-pack family plan on quieter nights, perhaps against less popular opponents. You know, tickets, hot dogs, maybe Cokes... the usual. By our quick count, over a third of the league brandishes such a package. (Here's a hint: if your team was already selling out games despite being lousy, you don't have a family pack.) However, the Utah Jazz had to make certain adjustments to make it work for them: More »

30 Previews In 30 Days: The Utah Jazz

Basketbawful — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:30:07 EDT

The NBA season has started! But, like, we still have two previews to go! Up next is a team that loves the pick-and-roll...and quiet evenings at home. They are: The Utah Jazz. More »

Iranian National Team To Play Utah Jazz. I See No Way This Can End Badly

Rick Chandler — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:02 EDT

Before it heads over to Beijing to compete in Olympic basketball competition, the Iranian national squad will play a series of exhibition games against NBA summer league teams at Salt Lake Community College. The Islamic Republic of Iran playing in Utah; kind of makes that North Carolina-Duke rivalry seem childish. More »

The Jazz Have Some Truly Charming Fans

Leitch — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:35:49 EDT

Last month, ESPN's Ric Bucher took some heat for saying that Jazz fans are vicious because they're Mormons and there's nothing else to do in Salt Lake City. That might or might not be true, but one thing is certain: They really are quite vicious. More »

In Salt Lake City, The Bottle Hits You

Basketbawful — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:30:00 EDT

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The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who would like to abuse his position to give a public shout-out to his buddy Dave, who just got his Master's Degree from Purdue University. Way to go, Dave! When he's not making with the gratuitous congratulations, he can be found trimming his unibrow at Basketbawful. Enjoy! More »

It's Deja Vu In The NBA Playoffs

Basketbawful — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:15:40 EDT

The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who is mourning the Suns today. When he's not being bummed out, you can find him hating the Spurs at Basketbawful. Enjoy! More »

Alas, Poor T-Mac...I Knew Him, Horatio!

Basketbawful — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:15:00 EDT

The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who will never, ever forget McGrady's greatness in defeat. He's kind of like a 21st century Dominique Wilkins, if 'Nique had never made it out of the first round. When he's not praising T-Mac, he's probably making fun of him at Basketbawful. Enjoy! More »

Free Darko On Utah-Houston

free darko — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:10:04 EDT

We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko and Basket Bawful. Here's Free Darko's look at the New Orleans Hornets-Dallas Mavericks series. Your author is Dr. LawyerIndianChief. More »

Utah Versus Houston: The "Which Shoe Is Gonna Drop?" Series

Basketbawful — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:10:10 EDT

Over the next few days, Basket Bawful and Free Darko will be previewing each NBA Playoff series. Basket Bawful looks at the Western Conference today, continuing with the series between the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz, which begins Saturday. More »

It's The Utah Jazz On The Town, Skeet Skeet

Leitch — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:35:46 EDT

Looking for that perfect Saturday night activity? Live in the Salt Lake City area? Have 29 bucks to blow on a the possibility of seeing Andrei Kirilenko party like it's New Years Eve? You're in luck. More »

The Utah Jazz Had More Fun On New Years Eve Than You Did

Leitch — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:10:17 EST

You might have seen these by now, but in case you haven't ... here's proof that the Utah Jazz are destined to have goofy parties whenever Andrei Kirilenko hosts them. More »

New Jersey Nets Basketball: Don't Stop Believ —

rickchand — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:00:16 EST

A lot has been made of the New York Knicks' woes, and rightfully so. But what of the New Jersey Nets? Monday's 102-75 loss to the Jazz was the Nets' sixth straight. I'm only glad that Tony Soprano didn't live to see this. More »

Karl Malone Will Kill All Grizzlies

Leitch — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:35:26 EDT

We really wish this photo were larger, but if you can't quite tell, it's former Utah Jazz power forward Karl Malone — the second greatest white player in the history of the NBA! — with an enormous bear he has just shot. More »

Take Some Time Off, Spurs

Leitch — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:00:24 EDT

While Tim Duncan justifiably receives all the credit for the Spurs advancement to the NBA Finals — which don't start for another week, by the way — Full Court NBA Blog points out that the guards have been pretty great too. That said, last night, the Jazz checked out plenty early; they looked eager to hurry up and get caught up on the "Big Love" reruns so they'll be ready for the Season 2 Premiere next month. (Harry Dean Stanton: So mysterious!) More »

It's The Spurs ... Again

Leitch — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:44:08 EDT

We congratulate the Spurs on their trip to the NBA Finals. We're gonna try really hard to like them. Honest. We are. Hey, Tim Duncan! He's good. That's something. See you tomorrow. More »

Could Be The Last Night For Your Jazz

Leitch — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:45:03 EDT

Now that the Eastern Conference Finals are heating up — as much as anything post-Golden State in this playoffs has been able to "heat up" — the Western Conference can wrap up tonight, with San Antonio finishing up the Manu-ization of the NBA. There won't be as many Jazz fans to throw Blistex at Bruce Bowen this time, and that's for the best: That shit is addictive. More »

The Spurs, And The Playoffs, Are All About The Flop

Leitch — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:00:42 EDT

If you needed concrete proof why many NBA fans have been dreading seeing the Spurs in the NBA Finals, last night's win over the Jazz provided it. It was a succession of flops, plods, slaps, free throws and Manu Ginobili. We know some just call this winning basketball; we think it's sucking all the life out of a once-fascinating postseason. More »

As Deron Williams Becomes A Superstar...

mjdeadspin — Sun, 27 May 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Well, that was emphatic ... and just what this postseason needed. The Utah Jazz, back on their homecourt, busted out the whoopin' sticks on the San Antonio Spurs last night. Carlos Boozer (while not trying to stuff the basketball into Tim Duncan's rectal cavity) and Deron Williams had that pick-and-roll working like two other guys who used to play in Utah whose names I just can't remember. The final: Jazz 109, Spurs 83. More »