(Credit: Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz made their first semi-public appearance of the 2025-26 season, holding a scrimmage for students at East High School.

Ahead of Wednesday’s preseason opener against the Rockets, the young Jazz roster played in front of a packed gym full of Salt Lake City teenagers.

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Jazz Scrimmage For East High School Students

The Jazz surprised the high school students who packed the bleachers during an assembly.

Though it was the school’s teachers warming up on the baskets as the teens filed in, the student body was treated to an appearance from the Jazz Bear and the dance team, before the full roster took the court.

“It’s always awesome to come back and give back to the co

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