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“The Mailman”
Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz in an NBA game against the Washington Bullets (later Washington Wizards), c. 1989.
Utah Jazz
American basketball team
Quick Facts
- Date:
- 1974 - present
- Headquarters:
- Salt Lake City
- Areas Of Involvement:
- basketball
- Related People:
- Jerry Sloan
- Pete Maravich
- Karl Malone
- John Stockton
News •
Phoenix Suns acquire three first-round picks from Utah Jazz in exchange for 2031 first-round pick
• Jan. 21, 2025, 8:23 PM ET (AP)
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• Jan. 21, 2025, 2:35 AM ET (AP)
Trae Young's 49-foot buzzer-beater lifts Hawks to a 124-121 win over the Jazz
• Jan. 7, 2025, 11:57 PM ET (AP)
Heat begin a new chapter: Life without Jimmy Butler, who is suspended and seeking a trade
• Jan. 4, 2025, 11:04 PM ET (AP)
Westbrook has 'perfect' triple-double, 0 turnovers in Nuggets' 132-121 win over Jazz
• Dec. 31, 2024, 12:19 AM ET (AP)
Utah Jazz, American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that plays in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Jazz have won two conference championships (1997 and 1998). Originally based in New Orleans, whose storied music history gave the Jazz its name, the team played its first game in 1974. Early Jazz teams were noteworthy for the presence of high-scoring guard Pete Maravich, who was an All-Star three times in his five years in New Orleans but who never led the Jazz to a winning record or a divisional finish higher than fourth place. ...(100 of 823 words)