Author Archives: Jody Genessy
Josh Howard is going bowling for charity tonight. Here are details about the event from a Jazz press release: SALT LAKE CITY (April 19, 2012) – Utah Jazz forward Josh Howard will help raise money for charity this week as … Continue reading
New Orleans can stop holding its breath to get the Jazz nickname back. NBA commissioner David Stern said the name belongs to Utah, and Jazz CEO Greg Miller just tweeted this out: “The window of opportunity to change our name … Continue reading
New Orleans’ new owner-to-be is going to have to find a less jazzy nickname than the one he currently covets. While awarding the Big Easy the 2014 NBA All-Star Game, commissioner David Stern let Saints/Hornets owner Tom Benson know that … Continue reading
My first reaction to hearing the new New Orleans owner’s comments about getting the Jazz name back to its original city was laughter. What a way to play up to the home crowd. (The Jazz just have to hope the … Continue reading
On a 10-day contract, 6-3, 190-pound Blake Ahearn knows he doesn’t pass the NBA “eye test” — and the D-League sharpshooter told a couple of funny lines about that. But the Utah Jazz’s newest player very well could get playing … Continue reading
I work with some pretty great people who are talented, curious, hard-working and, well, kinda nuts. Trevor Phibbs is one of those, especially when it comes to the talented and hard-working part. This email he sent me and the information … Continue reading
NBA commissioner David Stern was at Wednesday’s Jazz-Suns game, and as you can imagine guffaws were shared by all. (Here’s a free link to the actual Stern story.) Some lighter moments of Stern’s 20-minute media session: • First, what didn’t … Continue reading
Gordon Hayward’s Block-A-Thon in Wednesday’s loss was something else. From my vantage point at the TD Garden, I could see Hayward teeing up Keeyon Dooling’s fast break shot, and he did a great job of swatting the ball from behind. … Continue reading
The Jazz’s incredible finish Thursday night was capped by Devin Harris and Al Jefferson hooking up on a perfectly executed lob … or some good-old-fashioned luck. Watch the video, and you decide: Pass or shot? Just how it was drawn … Continue reading
Josh Howard is done for the season. The Utah Jazz small forward has a chip in the lateral femoral cartilage in his left knee that will require surgery to repair in order to prevent further damage. Howard’s knee experienced recent … Continue reading