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Utah's Robert Whaley Suspended Two Games For PunchUtah Jazz center Robert Whaley has been suspended two games without pay, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations. Whaley’s suspension is a for retaliating against Los Angeles Lakers center Adam Parada by punching him with 1:24 remaining in the 4th period of the Lakers 95-85 win over the Jazz on Tuesday at the Pond in Anaheim, CA. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Whaley Faces Suspension For Punching Laker If He Makes Jazz RosterRobert Whaley does not even know for certain that he has made the Jazz roster — yet he faces the prospect of being suspended for their regular-season opener. The Jazz had not yet heard from the NBA on Wednesday regarding an incident involving second-round draft choice Whaley in Tuesday's preseason loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, basketball boss Kevin O'Connor said. Still, there seemed to be a sense of resignation that the league's disciplinarians would soon call. "Robert is a rookie," O'Connor said, "and he's got to learn his actions could cost the team something — and cost himself something." A monetary fine and perhaps a suspension may await Whaley, who punched Adam Parada's neck after the Lakers free agent elbowed him in the throat in Tuesday's closing minutes. "We told them in the beginning that if you do that you're either going to get fined or suspended," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "I can't help them there. "You can't react," Sloan added. "You've just got to swallow it up." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Boozer Still Out With Strained Hamstring
Jazz trainer Gary Briggs said Monday that Boozer could return for Friday night's home game against Denver, but Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets was doubtful. Boozer led the team in scoring (17.8) and rebounding (9.0) before spraining his right foot on Feb. 14 at Phoenix and sitting out the rest of the season. He said the foot has recovered, but his hamstring is tender. ``It's gotten a lot stronger. It just depends on how it responds,'' Boozer said. ``I don't want to go out there in a situation where I hurt it again or aggravate it again.'' Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Oct 2005 Archive
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Utah's Carlos Boozer will miss Tuesday night's exhibition game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a strained left hamstring.