blogs.sltrib.com - 12/19/2008
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Since I wasn't there for the conversation between Carlos Boozer and ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan on Wednesday night, I can't say what was and wasn't said. What I can report is that there are some in the Jazz organization who believe Boozer was, to borrow the description of one, ...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/18/2008
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Carlos Boozer said unequivocally Wednesday night that he
will indeed opt out of his contract at the...
end of the season, foregoing a guaranteed $12.66 million to become an unrestricted free agent.
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Jazz forward Boozer plans to test free agency
nba.fanhouse.com - 12/20/2008
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by Matt Watson A report from the Palace
of Auburn Hills, where the Pistons faced the Utah...
Jazz on Dec. 20. Earlier this week, Carlos Boozer confirmed what most of us assumed all along: he planned on opting out of the final year of his contract ...
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Carlos Boozer Has Instructions to Quit Talking About His ...
sltrib.com - 12/18/2008
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East Rutherford, N.J. After declaring he would table
all talk of free agency until after the season,...
Jazz forward Carlos Boozer told an ESPN.com reporter after Wednesday's game that he plans to opt out of the final year of his contract and become an ...
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Boozer will opt out of final year - Salt Lake Tribune
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Jazz Owner on Boozer's Contract Talk: 'One of the Top 10 Stupidest Things I've Heard'
FanHouse —
... 's mind is no idyllic entity. The Jazz owner (in the hospital again) basted Boozer on SLC sports talk radio Thursday. Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune has the quote. ...
Carlos Boozer confirms that he intends to opt out
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... Carlos Boozer raised a few eyebrows recently when he told ESPN’s Chris Sheridan that he did intend to opt out after this season. He confirmed this to The Salt Lake Tribune via a conference call. ...
Greed Is Good
Both Teams Played Hard —
... I’d also like to see what happens with the Jazz and stay here.”
Or, in the words of O’Shea Jackson on the new Ghost remix, “Fuck you if you don’t think I get money.” No word, however, on whether or not Booz has a movie for ya kids, a dick for ya bitch or a .45 slug for ya wig. Given Betrayal Skull Dude’s history, I’m not sure it’s out of the question.
UPDATE: The Jazz owner is nonplussed.
Jazz owner Larry Miller slammed ...
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SLAM Online —
... It’s always great when the owner of a team can say of one his players, “It’s one of the top 10 stupidest things I’ve heard an NBA player do in 20 years,” and then talk about how he wants to re-sign the player. Hey Utah, remember how you signed Boozer? Yeah. ...
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... . But I have to say, it's some serious, subliminal us/country/family/Utah/loyalty bullshit going on with the reaction from Larry Miller and, to a lesser degree, Sloan. Boozer—who admittedly, is an enemy of the blind and tried to get the Jazz to trade him on account of a sick son—simply stated the obvious: That next season, he'd like more money, and maybe to go somewhere where he doesn't have Paul Millsap breathing down his neck. What's not totally obvious about this, especially when he's out with an injury, and Millsap is effectively taking his place? It just strikes me as ...
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truebluejazz.com 12/29/2008 —
Boozer wants to be paid ....again. I suppose I don't blame him for wanting a bigger paycheck, but won't clubs see him as a constant injury threat? In addition, his reputation isn't exactly stellar after the fiasco with the Cavaliers. For those ...
Jazz owner rips Boozer - CBSSports.com
ken-berger.blogs.sportsline.com 12/19/2008 — Carlos Boozer was looking dapper in a nicely tailored suit Wednesday night as he stood in the bowels of the IZOD Center chatting with one of my competitors, Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com. What Boozer said during the interview has sent the already fragile ...
Boozer out Thursday
blogs.sltrib.com 12/10/2008 — The Jazz passed along this news late tonight after landing back in Salt Lake: After returning to Salt Lake City early Wednesday morning, the Jazz announced that Carlos Boozer would not return from a strained left ...
Boozer will have arthroscopic knee surgery
slcdunk.com 12/31/2008 — Just got this from KFAN ,
1320 KFAN has learned that Carlos Boozer will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery that will likely take place on Jan 9.
Good gravy. Don't know what to think about this. The only thing coming to mind first ...
Carlos Boozer channels his inner Manny Ramirez
slcdunk.com 12/19/2008 —
"Gas prices are going down and so am I. No, wait. I mean, no matter what, I'm going to get a raise, regardless."
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There are some things you don't say in public. Diarrhea is one word. Or when ...
Jazz: Boozer clarifies contract comments - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com 12/19/2008 — 1. When Boozer signed his six-year, $68 million contract with the Jazz in 2004, the final season contained an opt-out clause. Should Boozer exercise the opt out, he becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season. He is due to earn $12.7 million ...
Why Does Carlos Boozer Deserve More? Ask Paul Millsap.
bleacherreport.com 12/19/2008 — I’ve never met Carlos Boozer, but I’m not really sure whether I would like him or not.
I am supposed to hate him because he went to Duke and I am a Maryland fan.
I am supposed to hate him because he shook a blind man’s hand, ...
Utah Jazz Rumor Mill Is In Full Production —
Bleacher Report - NBA 12/20/2008
You've all heard that Carlos Boozer accidently on purpose expressed his desire to make more money in a casual conversation with an ESPN.com reporter. Boozer, like everyone else in the world, thinks he is more valuable than his employer does. His ...
