Utah Jazz: Trio injured during practice

Three Jazz players — all small forward/swingmen types who are rotation regulars for the club — were injured at training camp this morning.

Andrei Kirilenko (strained left quadriceps muscle), C.J. Miles (strained left hip flexor) and Kyle Korver (inflamed left knee) all did not take part in tonight's second session of two-a-days.

Usual backup shooting guard Korver underwent an MRI exam, results of which were not immediately made known.

It's uncertain if any or all will take part in camp sessions scheduled for Monday morning and Monday night.

Miles was the Jazz's starter at small forward in each game he played last regular season, but both Kirilenko and Korver started at the position in Utah's first-round NBA playoff series loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Today marked the second day of two-a-days for the Jazz, who play their first preseason game Thursday night at home vs. Denver.

The injuries and those of veteran small forward Matt Harpring (ankle, knee; not at camp) and free agent guard Paul Harris (sprained ankle) left the Jazz with just 13 healthy players for tonight's practice.

All this comes for a team that lost a whopping 149 man games due to injury and illness last season, including 45 for power forward Carlos Boozer, 15 for Kirilenko, 14 for Harpring and starting point guard Deron Williams, 10 for Miles, 10 for starting center Mehmet Okur and four for Korver.

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