{"id":620735,"date":"2026-02-23T22:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/620735\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:32:21","slug":"jusuf-nurkic-reportedly-out-for-season-because-of-nose-surgery-as-season-ending-injuries-pile-up-for-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/620735\/","title":{"rendered":"Jusuf Nurki\u0107 reportedly out for season because of nose surgery as season-ending injuries pile up for Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Utah Jazz are running out of players to put in their frontcourt. Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurki\u0107 will undergo a season-ending surgical procedure on his nose, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes<\/a>. Nurki\u0107 has reportedly experienced complications with breathing and sleeping since fracturing his nose a few years ago.<\/p>\n

Nurki\u0107 averaged 10.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists while shooting 50.3% from the field in his first season with the Jazz. The 31-year-old has also spent time playing for the Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n

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Nurki\u0107 is the latest Jazz player to be ruled out for the rest of the season. Jaren Jackson Jr. was also ruled out for the remainder of the season<\/a> after undergoing surgery on his left knee. Jackson was reportedly shut down to ensure his long-term health after a localized PVNS growth was discovered post-trade.<\/p>\n

Jackson was acquired by the Jazz in a trade in February that sent multiple players and three future first-round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies. Jazz center Walker Kessler played in five games this season before undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.<\/p>\n

With Nurki\u0107 ruled out, expect the Jazz to go with Kyle Filipowski, 37-year-old Kevin Love and two-way contract player Oscar Tshiebwe. The Jazz could also experiment with playing star forward Lauri Markkanen at center, as long as he is not shut down.<\/p>\n

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The Jazz injuries come at a time when the league is trying to crack down<\/a> on tanking<\/a>, with teams near the bottom of the standings eyeing a loaded 2026 NBA Draft. The Jazz and the Indiana Pacers were recently fined for \u201covert tanking behavior<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

The Jazz and Pacers have been under scrutiny because both team have a chance to keeping their 2026 NBA Draft picks, depending on where they land. The Jazz can only keep their pick if it lands in the top eight.<\/p>\n

Teams such as the Sacramento Kings<\/a> and Washington Wizards<\/a> have also recently sat star players they recently acquired. The Jazz are 18-39, currently second to last in the West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Utah Jazz are running out of players to put in their frontcourt. Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurki\u0107…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3785],"tags":[7,473,1717,187,126,496,423,5088,1678,1251,976,177,6,2460,472,471,477,5592,422,427,3972,1405,468],"class_list":{"0":"post-620735","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-utah-jazz","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-charlotte-hornets","10":"tag-chris-haynes","11":"tag-denver-nuggets","12":"tag-indiana-pacers","13":"tag-jaren-jackson-jr","14":"tag-jazz","15":"tag-jusuf-nurkic","16":"tag-kevin-love","17":"tag-kyle-filipowski","18":"tag-lauri-markkanen","19":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","20":"tag-nba","21":"tag-oscar-tshiebwe","22":"tag-phoenix-suns","23":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","24":"tag-sacramento-kings","25":"tag-the-jazz","26":"tag-utah","27":"tag-utah-jazz","28":"tag-utahjazz","29":"tag-walker-kessler","30":"tag-washington-wizards"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116122323749190473","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}