The National Basketball Association's franchise based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, the Jazz were founded in 1974. They played in New Orleans until 1979, when they moved to Utah. Although they have not won an NBA Championship, the Jazz won back-to-back Western Confrence titles in 1997 and 1998, powered by the duo of Karl Malone and John Stockton. Other notable players to play for the Jazz include Pete Maravich, Mark Eaton, Darrell Griffith, Jeff Hornacek and Andrei Kirilenko.
The Utah Jazz and three organizations are teaming up in the fight against breast cancer.
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:18:32 GMT(Sports Network) - The Utah Jazz shoot for a season-high fourth straight win Tuesday when they host the improved Oklahoma City Thunder at EnergySolutions Arena.
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:48:53 GMTThe Utah Jazz is no stranger to giving back to the Salt Lake City community and Thanksgiving time, according to the team, is no exception. For the eleventh year in a row, the team has joined forces with local charities Salt Lake City Mission, Point of Hope Foundation and Utah Foods to create 3,000 meals for the needy within the community.
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:26 GMT
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The nickname, the Jazz, is left over from the team's time in New Orleans, which is of course the birthplace of jazz music.
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