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Kirilenko Will Return to Jazz, According to Owner
According to the Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller, forward Andrei Kirilenko is standing down from his trade demand and will return to the team.
The owner had a half-hour meeting with coach Jerry Sloan and the disgruntled forward in which he asked Sloan to add more praise to his conversations full of criticism with Kirlenko.
In an interview on KFNZ-AM, Miller said that during the meeting with Sloan and general manager Kevin O'Connor, Kirilenko said he would accept Sloan's criticism as long as Sloan was willing to offer equal amounts of praise.
When asked about Miller's on-air comments at Jazz training camp in Boise, Idaho, Sloan said he would "do anything" to bring out the best in Kirilenko. "I hold myself accountable for those situations that come up. Do what we can to try to help him. I hope that I can get that done."
Just after leading Russia to the FIBA European Championship last month, Kirilenko said he wanted the Jazz to trade him or release him. He said he had grown miserable playing for Sloan, who is well-known for his gruff demeanor, and felt like a "robot."
But Monday, after meeting with Sloan, Kirilenko steered clear of those comments, saying "I've already said everything. All I can do right now is concentrate on basketball."
The Jazz are coming off their best season in 10 years, reaching the Western Conference finals in their first playoff appearance since 2003.
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