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Boozer Is 'Trying To Catch Up' To Teammates
"For me, I've got to catch up to them," Boozer said. "It's not them coming down to my speed. I've got to catch up to their speed. I'm going to work harder, get the rust off, get in better shape and soon it will all just be fluid like it was the first of the year." Utah is 2-0 with Boozer back in the lineup, and he has shown flashes of his former self at times. "We want to look for him, we want to get him back 100 percent as soon as possible. It's just kind of a feel. We've got to feel our way into it," guard Deron Williams said. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Josh Smith Could Face Suspension For Foul
Smith knocked Harpring to the floor on a fast break, and Harpring's head hit the floor in the process. The players had to be restrained following the foul. "I don't think Josh had any harm in it," Hawks center Al Horford said. "I think that the way that [Harpring] landed is what really caused [it]. He landed fine and then hit his head. I don't think Josh is a dirty player, it was just unfortunate that it happened." Smith didn't comment, but Harpring said the reaction was instinctual. "That was one of those that hurt," he said. "Every time I get knocked down like that a voice goes off in my head, 'Get up.' It just goes back to what my dad said in football — never act like you are hurt." Atlanta will await the NBA's decision heading into their game on Wednesday night. Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets NBA Won't Suspend Hawks' Smith
However, he will miss the game after returning to Atlanta for a personal matter. Smith was ejected with 8:40 to play after knocking Matt Harpring to the floor on a fast break. Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Feb 2009 Archive
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Carlos Boozer has returned to the Jazz after a three-month absence, and he's trying his hardest to simply catch up to his teammates.
Hawks forward Josh Smith may face a suspension stemming from a foul on Jazz forward Matt Harpring in Monday night's game.