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Yao Sits Out Game With Infection

Jan 27, 2008 6:41 PM EST

Yao Ming sat out the Rockets' game Sunday against Utah with an upper respiratory infection, according to a Associated Press report.

Yao told team officials he felt sick when he arrived at the Toyota Center for a workout on Sunday morning, Coach Rick Adelman said.

"The doctors looked at him and they don't think it's worth the chance," Adelman said. "We'll just have to move on."

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Jazz Send Almond To D-League

Jan 25, 2008 4:29 PM EST

The Utah Jazz today re-assigned rookie guard Morris Almond to their NBA Development League affiliate the Utah Flash. Almond was first assigned to the Flash on Dec. 6, before being recalled by the Jazz on Jan. 8.

Almond, 6-6, 225-pounds, has appeared in six regular season games for the Jazz. During his first stint with the Flash, Almond played in 10 games and averaged a league-leading 29.8 points, to go with 3.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in 37.6 minutes per game. Almond was named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Dec. 17 after averaging 43.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals while shooting 47 percent from the field. On Dec. 21, Almond scored a D-League record-tying 51 points in a win over the Austin Toros.

Selected by the Jazz in the first round (25th overall selection) of the 2007 NBA Draft, Almond was a four-year contributor at Rice University where he averaged 15.1 points and 3.5 rebounds over the course of his career and was named Conference USA Player of the Year as a senior after setting single-season conference records for points average (26.4 ppg), points scored (884,) and free throws made (241). Additionally, Almond earned First Team All-Conference USA honors during his junior and senior seasons and finished his career as Rice’s fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,825 points.

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Utah's Harpring Gets Good News From Doctors

Jan 24, 2008 4:09 PM EST

Jazz forward Matt Harpring received a clean bill of health from his doctors on Thursday, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

He underwent a colonoscopy on Wednesday and had a biopsy done on several areas in his digestive tract. Thankfully, doctors were able to rule out a number of serious health complications.

It appears as though the anti-inflammatories Harpring was taking for his knee were eating away the lining in his stomach.

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Jazz Jan 2008 Archive

  • RealGM Daily Rundown For Jan. 10th's Games

    Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jan 11, 2008

    - Detroit 90, San Antonio 80 Rasheed Wallace led the Detroit Pistons to an impressive victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

  • Utah's Kirilenko, Price Out Against Pacers

    Salt Lake Tribune | Jan 8, 2008

    Andrei Kirilenko will miss his second straight game with a back injury, and Ronnie Price won't play because of a sprained ankle so the Utah Jazz recalled Morris Almond from the Developmental League for tonight's matchup against Indiana at EnergySolutions Arena.

  • Jazz Recall Almond From D-League

    RealGM Staff Report | Jan 8, 2008

    Utah Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has recalled rookie guard Morris Almond from the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).

  • Back Injury Sidelines Kirilenko, Will Not Travel With Jazz

    Deseret Morning News | Jan 4, 2008

    Starting small forward Andrei Kirilenko will not travel with the team for the Jazz's game Saturday night at Portland.

  • Korver Gets Revenge Against Sixers

    Philadelphia Inquirer | Jan 3, 2008

    Former 76er Kyle Korver did not waste time haunting his old team.

  • Giricek Ready To Play His Former Team

    Philadelphia Daily News | Jan 2, 2008

    When the 76ers face the Utah Jazz tonight in Energy Solutions Arena, all it represents to Gordan Giricek is his first game against his former team.