The Utah Jazz suffered their third consecutive loss after falling to the Sacramento Kings 116-111 at Golden 1 Center on Sunday. The Jazz have now lost 10 of their last 12 games.
A loss to the Kings could be extra costly, as Isaiah Collier could miss some time. He suffered a knee injury midway through the fourth quarter and was ruled out of the remainder of the competition, as announced by the team on X.
Collier finished with 21 points on 9-of-21 shooting, five rebounds and three assists.
The 21-year-old guard has already missed 11 games this season due to a hamstring strain and a recent illness.
The Jazz have been criticized for suddenly benching players in the fourth quarter, including Lauri Markkanen, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Bryce Sensabaugh, who were reportedly tanking in games to improve their chances of getting the top overall selection in the draft lottery.
The NBA has already fined Utah $500,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league.”
The severity of Collier’s knee injury is unclear, but fans are already skeptical.
@jhtem said, “45th fake injury in the last week.”
“Do you think anyone will believe this? Have some shame, you failure,” @hogsmeadd said.
@BubbaHubbaWubba said, “And you all are some people who lose games on purpose.”
@PatsFlamini wrote, “LMAO, get the fuck out of here.”
@Yooshiiiiiii_ commented, “F*** Isaiah Collier, destroy this player like the entire Jazz team.”
The Jazz fell to 20–48, trailing only the Kings, who improved to 18–51 for the worst record in the Western Conference.
Utah has never had the No. 1 overall pick since the draft lottery began in 1985.
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