Comments about ‘Utah Jazz: Kirilenko returns to Russia for personal reasons’

Why does it really matter, he's a dissapearing act anyway.

Do you get satisfaction from spewing personal attacks?

AK deserves some love. He's always worked hard and is a nice guy. His jump shot was falling at the scrimmage, I hope he has a career year this year.

This is no different than having a problem at work for any of us. Cut the guy some slack. Yeah, he's not the most consistent guy on the block, but everyone has family problems and it's not something you can control. Don't kick a guy while he's down.

if AK misses a couple of exhibition games. He knows the offense. He plays defense. It will be a long season and Sloan will be able to play some potential players.

Besides AK will miss a few regulation games and the Jazz will have to play with out him then so they may as well play without him now.

Our prayers are with you AK. When you get back get ready to kick some butt.

amen. The dude is having family problems, There aren't very many of us in our own lives who haven't taken time off of work to attend to their own problems. The Jazz thought that it was a good enough reason to excuse him cut him some slack.

Unfortunatley he's not staying there.

Everyone has family issues. AK just has to travel farther to attend to his. At least he is a man and puts family first unlike a lot of these pro athletes today.

I agree AK is a man and puts family first, but, include with a lot of these pro athletes, also a lot of fans of the Jazz who fail to take care of their families.

According to his and his wife's blog they are working on adoption of a child. That's probably the reason.

A.K. forgot to bring his steroids he has been using back with him to the US and has gone back to retrieve them! Everything will work out fine.