Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley pushes up a shot. He will miss his fifth straight playoff game with a strained right hamstring.
Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (10) pushes up a shot over LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) as the Utah Jazz and LA Clippers play in an NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Conley will miss his fifth straight playoff game with a strained right hamstring. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Ryan McDonald
By Ryan McDonald

A few hours after the LA Clippers announced that All-Star Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 5 of the team’s playoff series against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday and be out indefinitely, the Jazz announced that All-Star Mike Conley will also miss the contest because of the strained right hamstring that has kept him out of the entire series.

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Conley has not played since Game 5 of the Jazz’s first round series against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Utah and LA are tied at two games apiece in their series, with Game 5 to be played in Salt Lake City. Game 6 will be in Los Angeles on Friday night.

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