Kosta Koufos News

Not even a visit from the Miami Heat could warm Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer into the notion of playing tonight.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. A- The Utah Jazz didn't get a 44-point quarter this time against the Sacramento Kings.

Considering the last time the Jazz beat the Spurs in San Antonio, it came in a Midwest Division game at the Alamodome in a lockout-shortened season, they weren't about to do so Friday night without Deron ...

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Jerry Sloan has been the head coach of the Utah Jazz for 20 years now, which is longer than Jazz center Kosta Koufos has been alive.

A year ago, Utah Flash head coach Brad Jones had to teach his assistant coach the team's system, not to mention 10 new players who showed up just a few short days before the team's first preseason game.

Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer missed Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs with a strained left quad tendon.

Loading ... New Phoenix Suns' Shaquille O'Neal, center, holds up his new basketball jersey as he is flanked by Suns general manager Steve Kerr, left, and Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni at a news conference on ...

Mehmet Okur returned to the Jazz on Monday after spending last week in Turkey with his critically ill father but won't play in tonight's game against Phoenix.

Three good things happened to the Jazz during their just-completed five-game swing through the Eastern Conference.

Matched against 7-foot-3 veteran and former All-Star Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Saturday night, Jazz rookie Kosta Koufos' fourth NBA start had to be his toughest.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James drives to the basket against Utah Jazz's Ronnie Price in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov.

Gerald Wallace scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 104-96 victory over the ailing Utah Jazz, who were without three of their top six players.

The Wizards are winless no more. Thanks to a late-game slump by the Jazz, Washington picked up its first victory of the NBA season, beating Utah 95-87 tonight.

Koufos starts in two straight : Utah rookie C Kosta Koufos started his second straight game for the Jazz on Wednesday night against the Wizards.

Loading ... Mehmet Okur is gone, indefinitely. He has returned to Turkey to deal with a family emergency.

Jerry Sloan walked out of his office after shootaround Friday morning with a 12-pack of Bud Light in plastic bag.

Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan at the bench with Utah Jazz forward C.J. Miles .

At least AI won't be torching the Jazz this season...they have bigger fish to fry.

After taking a fitful night to digest it all, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was no more pleased with Wednesday night's 2008-09 NBA regular-season opening win over the Denver Nuggets than he was in its immediate ...