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Utah Jazz: Okur takes leave; Koufos to start? - Salt Lake Tribune
PHILADELPHIA - With four games remaining on this Eastern Conference trip, the Jazz were thrown into flux Monday as Mehmet Okur left the team and headed to Turkey to attend to a family illness. Okur is expected to remain in Turkey for only a couple of days, said his agent, Marc Fleisher, who ...
Utah Jazz: Sloan picks up 1,000th win with Jazz
deseretnews.com — Not all of Jerry Sloan's 1,000 wins as the Utah Jazz's head coach were quite this easy. Then again, not all of his blowout wins were quite this hard, either. (more) Utah Jazz: Sloan picks up 1,000th win with Jazz
Utah Jazz: Williams set to return tonight against Philadelphia - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com — Posted: 10:29 AM- PHILADELPHIA - A little more than three weeks after he sprained his ankle in an Oct. 18 preseason game, Deron Williams is expected to make his return for the Jazz in Tuesday night's game against Philadelphia. Williams told Jazz ... (more) Utah Jazz: Williams set to return tonight against ...
Utah Jazz: Win No. 1,000 awaits Sloan - Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Jazz: Win No. 1,000 awaits Sloan - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com — It's safe to say that Jerry Sloan never could have imagined when he took over as Jazz coach on Dec. 9, 1988 - the end of the Reagan administration, it should be noted - that he would have the chance to win 1,000 games with the team over the next 20 ... (more) Utah Jazz: Win No. 1,000 awaits Sloan - Salt Lake Tribune
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Suicide lines: Koufos' big break, Outlaw's mom, Nene's snub ...
Ball Don't Lie — ... Ross Siler, Salt Lake Tribune: "With four games remaining on this Eastern Conference trip, the Jazz were thrown into flux Monday as ...

Worthy of Your Attention
SLAM Online — ... Utah @ Philly: Mehmet Okur had to bolt out of the country yesterday and attend to an urgent family matter back home in Turkey. Here’s to hoping that everything is fine with the smooth-shooting Mehmet. ...

Jazz Still Short: Deron Returns, Memo Leaves
FanHouse — ... to slide into the starting lineup, right? Not so fast. As it turns out, he's out of the country, as well, traveling to Toronto to resolve a visa issue. All of a sudden, the lone remaining option seems to be giving 19-year-old rookie ...

Sixers Preview, Last Call Rounds
The Sports Complex — ... watching the standings, but if the Sixers don’t start showing some semblance of team the town’s patience is going to run out quickly.   The Links … Brian at Depressed Fan broke down the Sixers’ spacing issue even before it became public they were working on it. ReclinerGM previews the game Sixers 4 guidos panics. Kinda. Getting the start at center for the Jazz? That’d be Kosta Koufos

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