Andy Larsen

2 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Andy Larsen

After moving from Salt Lake City's Ballpark neighborhood to Daybreak in South Jordan, attendance for Salt Lake Bees games is down 13% on average this season compared to last year. Those numbers, calculated through June 6 for both the 2024 and 2025 seasons, show that Miller Sports and Entertainment is not experiencing the new ballpark bump that might've been expected so far this season.

3 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Andy Larsen

"Climb with us."That was the headline on a recent Utah Jazz email sent far and wide, meant to sell season tickets for the coming NBA slog. And that word "climb" caught my attention. That's what the Jazz are attempting to do. Strap on some harnesses, slip on the boots, pick up a few piton hammers and use a whole lot of rope to get to the mountaintop. Why? Because it is there, out there, up there, somewhere.

3 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Andy Larsen

You haven't seen the Utah Jazz's youth on the court recently. But you may have seen them on social media. In his latest TikTok post online, Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks is seen dancing with his fellow rookies and sophomores Keyonte George, Cody Williams, Kyle Filipowski, and Brice Sensabaugh. While it's clear they're making time for fun, the video shows the players back in Utah, in the Zions Bank Basketball Center, which means they're working on their games with Jazz coaches.

3 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Kevin Reynolds |Andy Larsen

Ryan Smith said he "woke up frustrated," went for a run and "audibly screamed" the morning after catastrophe struck his Utah Jazz in the NBA draft lottery. After a year spent losing a franchise-worst 65 games, Utah still couldn't grab the top overall pick and the right to draft Duke star Cooper Flagg. The Jazz fell to fifth, the worst-possible outcome in the association's game of odds. The misfortune shook plenty of Jazz fans, including Smith, who vented his frustrations on X the next day.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Andy Larsen

Chicago * The NBA draft combine may not have all of the flash of its NFL counterpart - but it's still a valuable place to get information. Yes, of course, there are the measurements, the drills, the scrimmages, the workouts. There's the NBA draft lottery, with representatives from all of the teams in the back lottery room and the TV studio stage. But from a media point of view, perhaps the most interesting part of the combine came when we had the chance to meet with the prospects themselves.