Jazz to face Warriors sans Fisher

The Jazz will play Golden State in Game 1 of their second-round NBA playoff series Monday night without starting shooting guard Derek Fisher, who was excused for what the team would only call "personal reasons."

Without revealing details, Fisher — who won three NBA title rings with the Los Angeles Lakers, and played two seasons with Golden State before coming to Utah last year — expounded on the matter earlier Monday.

"I have some personal family things that we're dealing with right now involving one of my children," he said. "When the time is appropriate, I'll be able to fully address it."

Fisher will not practice Tuesday, and his status for Wednesday's Game 2 remains uncertain.

Backup Gordan Giricek was scheduled to start in Fisher's place for Game 1.