The San Antonio Spurs travel to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz on Thursday, January 22, with tip-off scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET at the Delta Center. The matchup features two teams in very different positions in the Western Conference standings, with injuries set to influence rotations on both sides.
San Antonio enters the night with a 30-14 record, holding second place in the West and continuing to establish itself as a contender. Utah sits 13th at 15-29 and remains focused on development while navigating a lengthy injury list.
The Spurs will be without Devin Vassell, who is out due to a left adductor strain. Vassell averages 15.0 points per game and provides spacing and secondary scoring.
Jeremy Sochan is listed as questionable with an illness, while Luke Kornet is questionable due to left adductor tightness. Harrison Ingram, David Jones Garcia, and Stanley Umude are all unavailable because of G League two-way status.
San Antonio continues to rely heavily on Victor Wembanyama, who averages 24.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game. De’Aaron Fox leads the backcourt with 20.2 points and 6.0 assists per contest, giving the Spurs a steady offensive engine despite missing Vassell.
Utah’s injury report removes several core contributors from the lineup. Lauri Markkanen is out while undergoing return-to-competition reconditioning, sidelining the team’s leading scorer at 27.9 points per game.
Walker Kessler remains out as he recovers from a left shoulder injury. Georges Niang is also unavailable due to a left foot fourth metatarsal stress reaction.
Keyonte George is listed as questionable with a left forearm strain, while Brice Sensabaugh is questionable because of illness. Elijah Harkless, John Tonje, and Oscar Tshiebwe are out on G League assignments.
With Markkanen sidelined, Utah’s offensive responsibility shifts to its guards and remaining forwards. George, if active, averages 24.4 points and 6.7 assists, while Jusuf Nurkic provides interior production with 10.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
The Spurs are coming off a 111-106 loss to the Houston Rockets on January 20, snapping a brief winning stretch. Utah enters on a one-game winning streak after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-122.
