SALT LAKE CITY — Walker Kessler will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season after suffering a torn labrum.

ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news on social media.

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

Utah Jazz Center Walker Kessler Out For Season

Kessler left the Jazz roster on Sunday before the Jazz faced the Charlotte Hornets to undergo testing on the shoulder injury.

The fourth-year center had played in all five Jazz games this season before leaving the team amid their five-game road trip.

Kessler was averaging a career-high 14.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks while shooting 78 percent from the field.

The Jazz have not disclosed when the injury occurred, but Kessler prev

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