(Credit: Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Jazz rookie phenom Ace Bailey left Monday’s home opener with what the team is calling bilateral knee soreness.

The first-year wing left the team with 3:06 left in the second quarter and headed immediately for the locker room.

The team ruled Bailey out for the remainder of the game at halftime.

Ace Bailey has bilateral knee soreness and will not return tonight. #TakeNote | @kslsports

— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 14, 2025

Ace Bailey Leaves Jazz Game Due To Knee Soreness

Bailey had gotten off to a slow start in his first preseason game in front of the Utah crowd, scoring just three points on 1-5 shooting in just under 11 minutes.

The Rutgers product had been averaging 22.5 points per game through his first two gam

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