Markkanen (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Markkanen will miss a second straight game due to back spasms. Utah will be shorthanded against Charlotte and will likely have to rely on Cody Williams, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski to shoulder the load Wednesday.

The Utah Jazz hit the road on Friday to face the New Orleans Pelicans. Both teams will be missing key contributors heading into the contest.  Lauri Markkanen (b

Despite those issues, the Jazz have managed to win a respectable three of seven games this month. Among those victories were a 136-100 thrashing of Miami and a 105-92 win over an

Walker Kessler is averaging an NBA-best 4.3 offensive boards per game — a nearly two-rebound jump from last season. What's different?

The Finnish power forward led the Salt Lake City team with 35 points, but saw Trae Young beat the buzzer from half-court for the win. Clint Capela had 18 points for the Hawks, Zaccharie Risacher added 14, Vít Krejčí scored 13, and Bogdan Bogdanović contributed 11 points.

Atlanta and Utah are getting ready to tip off the game in Salt Lake City and both teams just revealed their ... Krejci C - Clint Capela G - Collin Sexton G - Isiah Collier F - Lauri Markkanen After losing three straight games, the Atlanta Hawks are hoping ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime ... and hustle plays when it mattered. Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen each scored 23 for Utah, which has lost nine in a row at home. The Jazz were missing six injured players, including ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trae Young hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer ... Clint Capela scored 18 points and De’Andre Hunter 17. Lauri Markkanen made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-best 35 points for Utah. Sexton added 24 points and ...

Remains out

NEW YORK (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 21 points, Collin Sexton and Svi Mykhailiuk each had 18 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-94 on Saturday night. The Jazz, who at 7-20 ...

Down three starters, the Utah Jazz young players are getting a chance to shine these days. After playing very well for three quarters, the Jazz ran out of gas

The Hornets are one of four teams with worse records than the Jazz — and the loss pulled Utah into a virtual tie with them in the lottery standings.