Season Ends in Salt Lake
Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz walked off the court for a final time on Monday night, their last efforts to save their season proving fruitless.But while Al was upset that the season ended as it did —...
View ArticleUtah’s Bright Future Excites Al
As Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz cleaned out their lockers on Tuesday following their first round playoff loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, there was an air of positivity around the...
View ArticleBig Al Announces 2012 Camp
Big Al Jefferson is returning to his hometown this month to host a free basketball camp for kids.The 4th annual Al Jefferson Basketball Camp runs from July 25-July 27 at Prentiss High School in...
View ArticleJazz Make Al A Captain
In the NBA, being a team captain is an important distinction.It's an honor bestowed upon only those NBA players who are looked at by their teammates as leaders. The Utah Jazz voted on theirs this week...
View ArticleHigh Expectations in Utah
The Utah Jazz enter the 2012-2013 season, which tips tonight in Utah against the Dallas Mavericks, with an opportunity to build upon last year's success and grow into a force in the Western...
View ArticleJazz Win Big in Return Home
For Big Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz, it's true what they say, there's no place like home.Big Al and the Jazz got back on their home court and found themselves back on track (Getty Images).The Jazz...
View ArticleJazz Stun Spurs At Buzzer
Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz are starting to gain their confidence and got one of their biggest wins of the season on Wednesday night.That confidence was evident in the final seconds of the game as...
View ArticleAl Keeps Streaking Jazz Focused
The Utah Jazz have built up quite a head of steam over their last four games, culminating in back-to-back win over Western Conference powers Los Angeles and San Antonio.The Utah Jazz are red-hot, but...
View ArticleMayor Of The Left Block
Eight years of battling in the NBA has led Al Jefferson to refine his position and define his role as only he can.In a recent article for Grantland, Kirk Goldsberry broke down some of the tendencies in...
View ArticleAl Helps Jazz Handle Heat
Big Al Jefferson went to work in a big way to get his team a monumental win against the Miami Heat on Monday night.Big Al recorded his 19th double-double in Monday's win over Miami (Getty Images)....
View ArticleFresh Jazz Keep Rolling
A four-day break caused a temporary hitch in their rhythm, but by the end of Saturday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Al Jefferson and the Jazz looked as fresh as could be.Big Al pulled...
View ArticleWin Streak Ends in LA
The Utah Jazz rode high into Los Angeles on Friday, in the midst of a four-game winning streak that had pushed them into the thick of the Western Conference playoff race.Conversely, the LA Lakers were...
View ArticleJazz Go To Al, Top Pacers in OT
After starting the weekend on the wrong foot in a lopsided loss to the Lakers, Big Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz were able to right their course and post a gut-check victory over the Indiana Pacers on...
View ArticleUtah Knocks off OKC
The Utah Jazz entered Tuesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder seeking a signature win with the All-Star break looming. With a big boost from Big Al Jefferson en route to a monumental 109-94...
View ArticleJazz Hit Break on High Note
The Utah Jazz are heading into the All-Star break playing their best basketball. Another night brought another impressive performance from Big Al Jefferson on Wednesday as the Jazz followed up...
View ArticleBig Al At The Break
As the NBA pauses for a weekend of All-Star festivities, Al Jefferson has his sights set on some rest and relaxation before his team gets ready for the season's homestretch. The Big 25 has certainly...
View ArticleJazz Roll To Third Straight
In their first game back from the All-Star break on Tuesday, Big Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz felt they still had a lot left to prove.With a sound 115-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors, Utah...
View ArticleJazz Get Fourth Straight Win
On the night when an old Jazz guard returned to Utah for the second time since his departure for the East Coast, a new Utah guard pushed the Jazz to their fourth straight win.Al Jefferson scored 20...
View ArticleBig Al Named Player Of The Week
After leading the Utah Jazz to four huge wins that may have saved their season over the last week, Big Al Jefferson got some recognition for his efforts by the league on Monday.Al was named Western...
View ArticleAl’s 40 Buoy Jazz Hopes
Big Al Jefferson is doing all that he can to keep the Utah Jazz in the hunt for a playoff spot.Big Al scored a career-high 40 points to buoy Utah's playoff push in a 107-100 win (Getty Images). Al...
View ArticleJazz Keep Pace with Win
The whole season will come down to Wednesday night.Big Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz made sure of that on Monday with a 96-80 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Al scored 22 points and eight...
View ArticleBoston Tragedy Hits Home
Al Jefferson took the court on Monday night in Minnesota with a heavy heart.Just hours before the game, Big Al learned of the bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon that...
View ArticleFirst Time Free Agent
For the first time in his NBA career, at the start of the new league year on July 1st, Al Jefferson will be without a team.That is not expected to last long, as the type of presence Al has in the...
View ArticleBig Al Chooses Charlotte
Big Al Jefferson is headed back down south. The Mississippi native has signed a three-year contract with the Charlotte Bobcats to anchor the up and coming Eastern Conference team in the post."We are...
View ArticleAl's Fifth Annual Camp
Big Al will be hosting the Fifth Annual Al Jefferson Youth Basketball Camp at Prentiss High School in Prentiss, MS. Kids will receive 2.5 hours of fundamental basketball skills instruction, a camp...
View ArticleHoopsWorld Tabs Unsung Al
The NBA season is still months away, but talk of the top players in the league has continued through a long offseason.There are some NBA stars, however, who have flown under the radar and so HoopsWorld...
View ArticlePutting the Work In
Training camp for the Charlotte Bobcats is still a few weeks away, but Al Jefferson and many of his teammates are already hard at work. As he gets comfortable with his new home in Charlotte, Big Al has...
View ArticleCats Fall In Al's Return
The Charlotte Bobcats welcomed back two major cogs to their machine on Monday, but that machine was clearly still a little rusty. Al Jefferson was told Monday morning that he would be back in the...
View ArticleAl Comes Up Big in Beantown
It's been a rough start the 2013-14 season for Big Al Jefferson, marked by an ankle injury that kept No. 25 out of five of the Bobcats' first six games.But after shaking off some rust in a Monday night...
View ArticleBOBCATS BEAT NBA'S BEST
Al Jefferson continued his low-post tour de force Wednesday night in Charlotte, delivering a marquee win in the Bobcats’ 2013-2014 playoff run.Big Al went off for 34 points by knocking down 16 of his...
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