In a matchup between the Western Conference’s best and worst teams, the Utah Jazz (10-32) gave the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-7) quite a scare on their home court. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Thunder pulled away from the Jazz,

Kessler supplied 17 points (8-10 FG, 1-4 FT), 15 rebounds, two blocks and one assist across 31 minutes during Wednesday's 123-114 loss to Oklahoma City.

The NBA odds already have Utah listed as a massive underdog, and that spread could continue to grow with injuries up front for the visitor. With potential holes around the hoop, center Walker Kessler is called upon to pick up the slack in both scoring and rebounding.

New Orleans hosts Utah looking to extend its three-game win streak. Monday's meeting is the first of the season for the teams.

It wouldn’t really be a 2024-25 Utah Jazz game if the opponent didn’t pull off some historic feat or a player on the opposing team didn’t have a career night.

The latest NBA trade rumors suggest the LeBron James-led LA Lakers might not go after lucrative targets like Utah's Walker Kessler or the Chicago Bulls' $20,000,000 center Nikola Vucevic.

The Jazz dropped the first of a two-game tank-off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, falling 136-123 at the Smoothie King Center.

The New York Knicks have just over two weeks left to try and acquire Utah Jazz star center Walker Kessler. The Knicks have been linked to Kessler for months.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been ticking along if not blowing teams out. They stopped the November-December slide down the Western Conference ladder with a good 7-2 run.

SALT LAKE CITY — Micah Potter didn't want to hear the humility coming from Walker Kessler. "I don't know what my offensive rebounding percentage is, but it's not very high," Kessler told a group ...

Oklahoma City will try to keep its eight-game home win streak alive when the Thunder take on Utah. Wednesday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.

Kessler totaled 19 points (8-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 13 rebounds, two assists and one block across 34 minutes during Monday's 123-119 overtime loss to New Orleans. Kessler recorded his 17th double-double of the season.