There are no freebies in the playoffs despite what Masha says off the court and if the Utah Jazz want to slay the Denver Nuggets. The services of one AK-47 probably wouldn’t hurt, too bad he’ll likely sit for the entire first round after straining his calf for a fourth time in just over a month. Most recently while playing a game of 2-on-2 Thursday with Kosta Koufos, Othyus Jeffers and Sundiata Gaines.
“He was devastated, but that’s part of this business,” Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. “You just try to encourage him to try to keep his spirits up because there’s not anything we can do about it.”
The availability of Carlos Boozer was also in question, but he has a frickin’ bear tattooed on his arm and he’ll soldier through a strained right oblique.
Andrei Kirilenko originally injured his calf against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 12, then again on March 17 against Minnesota and then again on March 26 at Indiana before he strained it again Thursday in a third different spot, according to the team.
Serenity Now Jazz fans.
