<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The swelling has gone down in Andrei Kirilenko's right ankle, but the Russian is unlikely to play in Monday's home game against Toronto, Kevin O'Connor said Saturday. "It's better. He can move around," said O'Connor, the team's senior vice president of basketball operations. "But he hasn't tried running yet." The team hopes Kirilenko can return to practice sometime this week, but O'Connor said it's too early to make any predictions about whether he would accompany the team to Sacramento for Wednesday's game. Gordon Giricek is also progressing, but O'Connor said his status remains even more uncertain. Both will be examined again Monday. </div> <div align="center">Source</div>
Kirilenko almost ready <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Usual Jazz starting small forward Andrei Kirilenko will travel today with the team to Sacramento for its game against the Kings on Wednesday night, but he still isn't sure if he'll return from a sprained right ankle sustained more than a week ago in Milwaukee. "Maybe next game I'm going to play," Kirilenko said prior to Utah's game against Toronto on Monday, adding the decision is not solely up to him. "Maybe. Maybe. Chances."</div> <div align="center">Source</div>