After the Utah Jazz learned that they had lost leading scorer Lauri Markkanen for at least the next two weeks with a hip injury, the team then lost its fourth straight game to the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday night.

Utah Jazz player Cody Williams, right, makes slime with Konrad Carranza, 10, left, as he, Oscar Tshiebwe, Keyonte George and the Jazz Bear visit patients and their families in a playroom at the Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital Miller Family Campus in Lehi on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

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7-footer Mo Bamba is signing a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports and Greer Love tell ESPN. Bamba spent time earlier this season with the Raptors and has averaged 17 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks for the Jazz’s NBA G League affiliate. pic.twitter.com/zjzVIstqaO

Bey finished with 42 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Pelicans to a 129-118 victory at the Delta Center. It was the second most points scored by a Pelicans’ player this season, only trailing the 44 points scored by Trey Murphy in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver now appears intent on verifying the Jazz’s latest injury report after Markkanen reportedly suffered a right ankle and hip issue in practice on Wednesday. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday, and Tony Jones of The Athletic reported that the league is sending independent doctors to evaluate the injury.