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Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:49 pm EST

Boozer will miss 15th game; Kirilenko will play Wednesday

By Joe Zedalis

Carlos Boozer will miss a 15th straight game tonight when the Utah Jazz visit the New Jersey Nets Wednesday, but Andrei Kirilenko will play. Boozer, a two-time NBA All-Star power forward, has been out since sustaining a strained left quadriceps tendon and bruised kneecap in a Nov. 19 game vs. Milwaukee.

The Jazz — who never did give an estimated timetable for how long he'd be out beyond "day-to-day" — had been calling him "doubtful" on Tuesday, but after today's morning shootaround they ruled out his playing tonight.

Kirilenko, who played in the Jazz's loss at Boston on Monday night, on Tuesday was being called a "game-time decision" due to a strained upper-back muscle. But after today's shootaround, the team said the sixth-man forward would play when the Jazz visit the Nets at the Izod Center in stop No. 2 of a five-game Eastern road swing.

The trip continues with a back-to-back set Friday night at Detroit and Saturday night at Chicago, and concludes with a visit to Milwaukee on Tuesday night.

Source: The Deseret NewsNew Window

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  1. Daniel V
    1. Posted by Daniel V Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm EDT

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    Booooooooooozzzz!!!
  2. Tat HingT
    2. Posted by Tat HingT Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:26 pm EDT

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    third!!!!
  3. Matt
    3. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    ugh .. Utah could be a contender if they were not so injury plagued ..
  4. itsthateasy
    4. Posted by itsthateasy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:57 pm EDT

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    just waiting for the "out for season" post to come up next.
    15 straight games missed isnt "day-to-day"
  5. baby
    5. Posted by baby Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:25 pm EDT

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    Go Cavaliers....First NBA Championship this year with Marion or not...LeBron to be here until 2020!!
  6. Jake
    6. Posted by Jake Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:40 pm EDT

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    i wish boozer was dead
  7. Ever, Greatest
    7. Posted by Ever, Greatest Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    I need Boozer to come back!
  8. Roderick J
    8. Posted by Roderick J Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:47 pm EDT

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    go piston
  9. fxguiao101
    9. Posted by fxguiao101 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    boozer is a woman!
  10. ME
    10. Posted by ME Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:51 pm EDT

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    Boozer misses 15 games injuries decreased production...They still have a winning record...They are always competitive..hate the Jazz wish the W's could run/coach the organazation like they do though
  11. Classified
    11. Posted by Classified Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    Boozer is garbage and a woman... Quit being a baby about nagging injuries
  12. Tom S
    12. Posted by Tom S Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT

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    send him back to salt lake ,
  13. ME
    13. Posted by ME Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:51 pm EDT

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    Salt lake ..kinda makes me think of the toilet water after i pee.....
  14. NetzFan4Life
    14. Posted by NetzFan4Life Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    good for the nets.....
  15. LAKERS ALL THE WAY
    15. Posted by LAKERS ALL THE WAY Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT

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    Come on Booze, You are killing my fantasy squad right now, And I have you on three teams
  16. peja
    16. Posted by peja Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:50 pm EDT

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    what's new with boozer's injury.. that is the same leg he injured when he was still with the cavs..
  17. DUKE
    17. Posted by DUKE Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    Paul MIllsap is starting to become an elite starter in this league. The main reason is because of Boozer's injury. Boozer won't even be with the team next year - Time for the jazz to make a trade!
  18. Joe B
    18. Posted by Joe B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    Just another FLOPPER out of the lineup. The Cheating JAZZ are known for FLOPPING!
  19. juan
    19. Posted by juan Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:44 pm EDT

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    I thought Boozer was perhaps the most durable player to ever come out of Duke.After watching night in and night out of Stockton and Malone going hard every day for soo many years...I'm just totally disapointed with some of todays Jazz players, they should be ashamed. As a lifetime NBA fan I'd like to see that old school NBA work ethic return to the NBA amongst all it's players or have em all see Bernie (Detroit Pistons) Strength and Conditioning Coach. He's the best in the Business.
  20. Kid Roach
    20. Posted by Kid Roach Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:36 pm EDT

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    woot i dont mind..Paul Millsap is giving me Killer Fantasy Points :)
  21. Brandon H
    21. Posted by Brandon H Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    rockets pistons dallas suns are all better then the jazz also there not even top 10 hands down
  22. j-funk
    22. Posted by j-funk Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:23 pm EDT

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    keep the numbers coming paul...hehehe
  23. steven g
    23. Posted by steven g Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:43 pm EDT

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    Brandon H- I believe when mentioning the top teams in the NBA you forgot to mention Orlando which is probably top 4 or 5.
  24. kyle c
    24. Posted by kyle c Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

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    Can anyone here really tell me what Boozer is really thinking about (besides money) when he decides to announce he'll opt out on his contract at the end of the season? If he was really smart he would get off the bench, play better than millsap's numbers, and than decide what to do next. To say he's opting out on his contract right now while he sits injured on the bench is not only inappropiate, but probably a calling card to the Jazz to move on to someone in front of them that's already showing more consistancy (millsap) than boozer has done in the games he has played.

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