Utah Jazz News

Back from a weeklong training session at the Peak Performance Project in Santa Barbara, Calif., Kyle Korver said Wednesday he was encouraged about making his return from left knee surgery in a matter of weeks.

He readily admits to having a rough go early on this season, and after a summer like he had - with one hatched plan after another for leaving Utah going awry - it's little wonder.

Abdul-Jabbar managing his illness Nov. 15: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants to be very clear that his cancer was caught early and that he's not dealing with a death sentence.

Gameday: Toronto @ Utah Probable Starters: Raptors PG - Jose Calderon SG DeMar DeRozan SF Antoine Wright PF Chris Bosh C Andrea Bargnani Jazz PG Deron Williams SG Wes Anderson SF Ronnie Brewer PF Carlos Boozer C Mehmet Okur Match-up to Watch: Calderon / Williams During the Raptors' current run of seven of eight games on the road, Jose Calderon has ...

Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

The phrase "do or die" is too often attached to games early in the NBA season. Yet, for the Utah Jazz the upcoming homestand will really decide just how far they will go this season.

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At least it's over. This killer road trip that everyone said would be the first true test for the Raptors has finally run its course.

The folks back home missed out on a chance to see one native son play against the other.

Back from a weeklong training session at the Peak Performance Project in Santa Barbara, Calif., Kyle Korver said Wednesday he was encouraged about making his return after left-knee surgery in a matter of weeks.

There he was, with five minutes left in the first quarter, blowing in off the right wing with a layup to tie the score at 16.

Utah Jazz's Wes Matthews, right, tries to get a shot past Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov.

Cleveland ? If they were going to end their Lake Erie losing streak, the Jazz couldn't have asked for a better opportunity Saturday night with a surprise inclusion on the inactive list and a whisper through three quarters.

Utah point guard Deron Williams plans to play this week after missing two games to be with his family.

To listen to the Utah Jazz Podcast click here . Jake Stowell and Mark Welling welcome in friend of the program and life-long Jazz fan Kenny Rawlins.

Longtime Jazz assistant coach Phil Johnson was reading a game report last week when he noticed something about talk-of-the-town rookies Wesley Matthews and Eric Maynor that popped off the page.

Forward Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks takes a shot against Andrei Kirilenko #47 of the Utah Jazz on November 3, 2009 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

CLEVELAND, Ohio: LeBron James helped Cleveland resist a late surge by the Utah Jazz by scoring the Cavaliers' final eight points in a 107-103 victory yesterday.

Even with the Jazz down to a scant nine available healthy players for their last two games, young bigs Kosta Koufos and Kyrylo Fesenko played sparingly in Friday night's win at Philadelphia and Saturday night's loss at Cleveland.

The Friday night home loss to the Utah Jazz hurt the 76ers' pride as they were outmanned, outmuscled, outplayed and thoroughly thumped in a 112-90 loss.