Utah Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will have season-ending surgery to remove a growth in his left knee, the team announced Thursday.
Jackson, a two-time All-Star, will miss the remainder of the season, a source told ESPN.
The growth — a pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) — was discovered in an MRI during a physical after he was traded to the Jazz from the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 3.
Jackson, who is averaging 19.4 points and 5.7 rebounds this season, will have the procedure during the All-Star break.
In his first three games with the Jazz, Jackson, 26, is averaging 22.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists while playing 24 minutes. He earned NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2023.
