The New Orleans Pelicans face the Utah Jazz Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tip-off from Delta Center is set for 9 p.m. ET.

According to Shams Charania (through agents), the Utah Jazz have signed Mo Bamba to a 10-day contract. 7-footer Mo Bamba is signing a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports and Greer Love tell ESPN.

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.

It’s a race to the bottom between the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz. The Jazz sit at 18-40 with the Pelicans just below them at 17-42. The difference is th

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.

The New Orleans Pelicans are dealing with multiple absentees, including Trey Murphy III as they prepare to take on the Utah Jazz.