An Unexpected Development: A jazz great who is widely recognized has announced his retirement because of a

An Unexpected Development: A jazz great who is widely recognized has announced his retirement because of a

Officially, the Utah Jazz are out of the NBA postseason for 2023.

The Jazz were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, 114-98. The Jazz’s season record fell to 36-44 after the defeat, and they are now far enough behind in the rankings to not be able to move back up into the final Play-In Tournament position in 10th place in the Western Conference.

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Three factors contributed to the Utah Jazz’s 114-98 loss versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Jazz have two more games left, which are on Saturday at home against the Denver Nuggets and Sunday in Los Angeles against the Lakers. However, neither of these games will be crucial for the Jazz to move up the standings.

The Jazz’s standings in relation to the draft lottery, which is scheduled for May 16, will now be the focus of all attention.

For the first time in six seasons, the Jazz will not participate in the playoffs.