Mehmet Okur

Trail Blazers-Jazz Preview

The Utah Jazz bounced back from an ugly home loss earlier this week with an impressive performance in their next game, something the Portland Trail Blazers hope to emulate. Based on their history in Salt Lake City, that won't...

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Howard, Magic humble Hawks

ATLANTA (AP) Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic made sure the Atlanta Hawks don't have illusions about their strong start. All it took was Magic coach Stan Van Gundy challenging Howard to play smarter and harder.

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Boozer drops 28 for Jazz

Carlos Boozer's arms never seemed to stop moving. He was either making shots, blocking them or grabbing every rebound that came within his grasp. And when the whistle blew, he was still in motion pumping his fists.

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Utah Jazz: Fesenko out with stomach virus

Backup center Kyrylo Fesenko will not play in the Jazz's game against Chicago tonight due to a stomach virus. Both Fesenko and combo guard Ronnie Price, already out with a sprained toe, stayed home tonight because of the...

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Utah Jazz: Part of new holiday tradition?

Turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie ... and NBA basketball. The latter isn't exactly Thanksgiving tradition — certainly not in Utah — but tonight that won't stop the Jazz from playing on the holiday anyway. Coach Jerry Sloan's 7-7...

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NBA: Oklahoma City 104, Utah 94

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant scored 28 points Tuesday to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-94 win over Utah. Jeff Green added 19 points for the Thunder and Russell Westbrook had 17. Carlos Boozer led the...

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Bulls get day off to regroup

When a team is blown out three games in a row, it's easy to overreact and think the sky is falling. But the Bulls are hoping a day off Tuesday serves as a sort of mental-health day for players and coaches before their game...

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Okur to play Tuesday night

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jazz center Mehmet Okur returned to practice Monday after missing three games with flu-like symptoms. Okur said he was tested for the H1N1 virus but was found to be suffering from an ordinary...

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From the Euro Stage to the NBA, 11/23/09

Coming from the other side of the globe, former All-Stars Mehmet Okur (Turkey) and Andrei Kirilenko (Russia) always dreamed of making the trip to America and playing in the NBA. Before they were ready though, the two played...

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Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur out again tonight

Published: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 10:47 a.m. MST Center Mehmet Okur will not play when the Jazz face Detroit tonight. Okur has missed the Jazz's last two games, Wednesday's win over Toronto and Thursday's win over San Antonio,...

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