Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz legend John Stockton took the lowest moment of his basketball career and embraced it.
Utah Jazz fans made things tough on Phil Jackson and the Chicago Bulls during the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, so much so that Jackson needed specialized earplugs to avoid suffering permanent hearing damage. The Jazz still boast some of the noisiest fans in the NBA.
John Stockton fulfilled a childhood dream at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Utah Jazz legend John Stockton faced Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in back-to-back Finals in 1997 and 1998.
Isiah Thomas and the “Bad Boy” Detroit Pistons dished out their fair share of hard fouls and cheap shots in their heyday. However, it's Thomas who feels he was the recipient of the most “vicious” foul in NBA history, courtesy of one Karl Malone.
The Milwaukee Bucks taught Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz a valuable lesson during their preseason game this year.
Dwyane Wade owns a piece of the Utah Jazz. Now his son, Zaire Wade, is expected to join their G-League affiliate for this season.
The Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1997 Western Conference semifinals, prompting Jazz center Greg Ostertag to unload with some trash talk. According to Karl Malone, then-Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal responded by smacking Ostertag in the face the following preseason after a brief confrontation. Ostertag was never the same.
After a Jazz fan heckled him for dunking on John Stockton, Michael Jordan quickly silenced him by dunking on Utah center Mel Turpin on the next possession.
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell says Rick Pitino was ‘crazy' during their time at Louisville but credits the coach with preparing him for the NBA.