Utah Jazz: Raja Bell will not attend training camp

Published: Friday, Sept. 28 2012 5:56 p.m. MDT

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Guard Raja Bell will not attend training camp upon an agreement by his camp and the Utah Jazz.

"Do I think I could've contributed? I do. I played the Spurs in three playoff series in my career. Big battles with Manu (Ginobili), Tony (Parker), those guys," Bell said. "When you have referees coming up to you asking you why aren't you playing because you can make a difference out there (and) their team asking you why aren't you playing because we really were worried if you were in the scouting report, those things make you wonder."

Bell continued: "But it wasn't my call to make and once I realized after Game 1 when (Corbin) cleared the whole bench and I didn't even touch the court at the end of the game that it was a personal matter, then I didn't care any more."

To that point, Bell also said his relationship with the Jazz had suffered "irreparable damage."

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Alpine, UT

He repeatedly passed up open 3 point shots and missed them when he took them. What is the debate?

Raja's time is past and he still believes he can contribute more than he actually can. He announced they had a buyout but he has not More..

9:24 p.m. Sept. 29, 2012
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Dustin

Idaho Falls, ID

I was excited when the Jazz picked up Raja, but I didn't see him do anything that really helped the team this time around. He wasn't good enough to be a starter and Corbin recognized that. Bell didn't earn his playing time, and he More..

11:16 a.m. Sept. 30, 2012
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rvalens2

Burley, ID

I'm not certain what the hold up is, but it's time for the Jazz to get Raja's buyout done. He doesn't want to be with the team and in all honesty the Jazz don't want him.

Goodbye Raja, sorry things didn't work More..

11:13 p.m. Sept. 28, 2012
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