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Kragthorpe: Kirilenko’s Jazz legacy is unfulfilled promise

Found December 19, 2011 on Salt Lake Tribune:
PLAYERS: Andrei Kirilenko,  Josh Howard
TEAMS: Utah Jazz

Kragthorpe: Kirilenko’s Jazz legacy is unfulfilled promise By Kurt KragThorpe Tribune Columnist Published Dec 19, 2011 01:16PM MDT Andrei Kirilenko’s Jazz era ended strangely, like something out of those Russian spy novels he liked to read in the locker room prior to games. The team signed free-agent forward Josh Howard this past weekend, implicitly canceling any plans to bring back Kirilenko for an 11th season in his only NBA home. There would be no announcement, no transaction, just a mysterious exit that resembles the way he unobtrusively dressed and hustled out of arenas after games. Kirilenko is playing professionally ... Copyright 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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