Overview
- Utah announced Jackson will have a procedure to remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) growth detected during his post-trade physical.
- The team did not give a return timetable, while multiple outlets report the surgery will likely end his 2025–26 season; the Jazz say he is expected to fully recover.
- Jackson played three games for Utah after the Feb. 3 trade, averaging 22.3 points in 24 minutes, with the Jazz going 2–1 in those appearances.
- The All-Star big man arrived from Memphis in an eight-player deal that sent three first-round picks to the Grizzlies.
- The news has sharpened focus on Utah’s late-game minute management and its incentive to keep a top‑eight protected 2026 first-round pick as the 18–37 Jazz enter the break.