Utah Jazz, Indiana Pacers
Digest more
Jazz rookie Ace Bailey steals the spotlight with a monster dunk on Anthony Edwards in Utah’s tough loss to Minnesota.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz/onsi as Walker Kessler’s Injury Could Reveal a Silver Lining for Utah Jazz. The Utah Jazz losing starting center Walker Kessler for the year due to torn labrum surgery less than 10 games deep into the regular season is undoubtedly a tough blow for everyone involved.
Markkanen was solid efficiency-wise on offense, especially from three (4/7), but he was pretty bad defensively and was targeted most of the night. But he was far from the reason the Jazz lost, and so he deserves credit for a good game against a very good Wolves team.
When Ace Bailey learned that he would be starting for the Utah Jazz on Monday night, he knew he needed to lean on his teammates. They didn’t have to approach the rookie with sage advice. Instead, Bailey went straight to Keyonte George and asked for brutal honesty.
Nov 7, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy is held back from Utah Jazz guard Ace Bailey (19) and guard Isaiah Collier (8) after reacting to a foul a called against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images / Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
The Utah Jazz endured the first date from hell with the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 8th. Julius Randle spoke with a mouth full of ribs and absent-mindedly wiped barbecue sauce on his shirt. Rudy Gobert spoke through just about every major moment of Top Gun: Maverick — in French,
Anthony Edwards had 35 points and six assists as the Timberwolves beat the Jazz 120-113 on Monday night for Minnesota's second win over Utah in four days.
Along with Hendricks, the Jazz have two other usual suspects on their injury report vs. the Timberwolves: Kessler, who's out for the season due to surgery for his torn labrum, while Niang awaits the chance to make his official season debut, now being sidelined for his 10th straight game with a stress fracture in his foot.