Nurkic Likely to Miss Jazz’s First Eight Games
Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic will miss at least four weeks with a partial tear in a toe ligament, putting his start to the 2026-27 season in doubt. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jaxson Hayes are among those expected to take on larger roles in his absence.
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About Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the team has played its home games at the Delta Center, an arena they share with the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise began as an expansion team in the 1974–75 season as the New Orleans Jazz, paying homage to New Orleans as the origin and cultural center of the jazz music genre. The Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City on June 8, 1979.
Everything about Utah Jazz →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City
- Inception
- 1974
- Website
- http://www.nba.com/jazz/