Following an impressive win over the Boston Celtics on Monday, the Utah Jazz got some sobering news Wednesday afternoon as the team announced big man Walker Kessler is expected to miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

It's an unfortunate outcome for the Jazz, who were out to a 3-4 start with wins over the Clippers , Celtics and Suns . Utah saw great success with a jumbo lineup where they started Lauri Markkanen , Kyle Filipowski and Kessler, all of whom are 7-footers. With that trio on the floor, the Jazz post an absurd net rating of +22.1 in five games.

Kessler missed the last two games for the Jazz as what the team was calling shoulder bursitis. The timing couldn't be worse for Kessler as he's set to become a restricted fre

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