
Jaren Jackson Jr., a two-time All-Star forward and former NBA Defensive Player of the Year, will undergo surgery to remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovitis growth in his left knee, the Jazz announced Thursday. The procedure will end Jackson’s season just three games into his tenure with Utah.
The surgery was scheduled for the upcoming NBA All-Star break after an MRI identified the PVNS growth. While Jackson is expected to make a full recovery, per the Jazz release, NBA insider Chris Haynes reports that he is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025–26 season.