Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season after being diagnosed with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania:

Utah’s Walker Kessler is undergoing season-ending left shoulder surgery for a torn labrum, sources tell ESPN

Kessler sat most of the preseason with what was originally diagnosed as “shoulder bursitis” before the Jazz ruled him out of their Nov. 2 game against the Charlotte Hornets. Kessler and the Jazz failed to come to an agreement on a rookie contract extension and will enter this upcoming offseason a restricted free agent.

Kessler averaged 14.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, and 1.4 steals in his five games this season on 70.3% shooting. In his four NBA season, Kessler played 74 games in his rookie year, then 6

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