Utah Jazz: 3 reasons why Utah has struggled as of late

1. Injuries

There’s no question about it, the Utah Jazz have had probably the most unfortunate luck in the entire NBA to start the season. Just a little over a month into the regular season, injuries have been the story thus far for the Jazz.

Before the season even began, Utah found out it would be without backup guard Dante Exum, who is suffering from a shoulder injury. Exum’s injury, which was suffered on Nov. 6, will keep the guard out without a timetable for return.

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A little over a week after the regular season kicked off, another injury appeared for the Jazz. Veteran wing Joe Johnson was sidelined with a wrist injury, an injury Utah is describing as a tendon instability in his right wrist. Johnson, who has been out since Nov. 31, is expected to return to action at end of the month.

The next injury to appear for Utah has had the biggest impact on the team thus far. On Nov. 12, Jazz star center Rudy Gobert went down with a right knee injury that put him out indefinitely. Gobert, who has a bone bruise in that right knee, is expected to be out 4-6 weeks.

As it would impact any team, the injuries have hurt the Jazz early on in the season, and their record reflects that currently. There has been a lot of inconsistency and shifting around in the Utah lineup, something that is tough for any team to overcome.