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Utah Jazz News and Rumors

Al Jefferson Says He Isn’t Distracted By Upcoming Free Agency

Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com

While things are getting dicey in Los Angeles because the Lakers will rely on D-League call-ups and 10-day contracts to get them through the next few weeks, it’s the opposite in Utah. It has been all season. Before the year began, I noted that Utah’s …

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Utah Jazz: As injuries mount, Jazz seeing more of future now by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 8, 2013 10:59PM MDT If you’re a Jazz fan, at some point in the middle of Gordon Hayward’s 27-point, everything-else performance in Utah’s 1…

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Utah Jazz: Mo Williams reveals ‘complete tear’ in thumb by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 8, 2013 12:54PM MDT Mo Williams returned to the Jazz on Tuesday, his surgically repaired thumb in a cast, with a sobering message that his return …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Utah Jazz forward Marvin Williams will miss the next three games with inflammation in his right knee.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

On a night where we all tried to watch a BCS championship that got so bad – think Spike running over the Little Giants – that Brent Musburger needed a hall pass by the end of the first quarter because he was getting distracted by A.J. McCarron‘s gir…

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Favors’ foul ignites Jazz’s rally by Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 8, 2013 12:04AM MDT The Jazz were headed nowhere — fast. In a game featuring little execution and less emotion, Dallas owned an 82-76 lead in the opening moments of …

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Utah Jazz: Al Jefferson sidesteps offseason speculation by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 8, 2013 12:04AM MDT Al Jefferson won’t let his mind wander beyond his next game, let alone to the offseason, where he hopes either the Jazz or anoth…

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Utah Jazz: Corbin’s creativity pays off in win over Mavs by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 8, 2013 09:17PM MDT The Jazz have endured injuries and droughts. The lineups often have been piecemeal and, at times, it’s felt as though circums…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Utah Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks 100-94 on Monday night.