Jazz Rookie Ace Bailey Links Up With Allen Iverson In Las Vegas
Jul 12, 2025, 4:35 PM
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: Ace Bailey #19 of the Utah Jazz looks on against the Charlotte Hornets in the first half of a 2025 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 11, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS – Utah Jazz rookie forward Ace Bailey doesn’t have a game tonight, but that didn’t stop him from watching some hoops and meeting some legends.
Bailey met 76ers legend and former NBA MVP Allen Iverson in Las Vegas today.
ACE x AI! https://t.co/L2LecfapYq pic.twitter.com/xN7UFaP993
— NBA (@NBA) July 12, 2025
The game they were watching was the Dallas Mavericks versus the San Antonio Spurs. Most notably, the battle between No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper.
Bailey was there to support his former Rutgers teammate in his debut and saw the Spurs pick up a 76-69 win, despite a 32-point outing from Flagg. Harper finished with 16 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
The No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper made his #NBA2KSummerLeague debut today for the @spurs!
🔥 16 points
🔥 6 rebounds
🔥 2 assists
🔥 2 steals pic.twitter.com/xav7c3y9Ef— NBA (@NBA) July 12, 2025
Due to injury rehab, it is unclear if Bailey will be available tomorrow, as the Jazz will play their second game in Vegas against the Golden State Warriors.
Ace Bailey First Look With Utah Jazz
After getting selected with the No. 5 overall pick last month, Bailey has appeared in two games for the Jazz this summer.
It started on July 5 when Bailey made his Utah debut against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Salt Lake City Summer League. He finished with eight points and seven rebounds on a 93-89 win.
Two days later, Bailey considerably outperformed his debut. He posted 18 points and seven rebounds on 50 percent shooting and was an instrumental piece in the Jazz’s one-point comeback win.
Since then, the rookie out of Rutgers has missed the last two games as he deals with hip soreness.
