<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Friday was not the best day for a couple Jazz shooting guards. Veteran starter Gordan Giricek and undrafted rookie reserve Andre Owens both will be out indefinitely due to the injuries, the team revealed after Friday's morning shootaround. With those two out and the Jazz playing Sacramento on Friday night, Utah on Friday also recalled rookie shooting guard C.J. Miles from D-League affiliate Albuquerque. An MRI exam performed Thursday on Giricek's lower left leg confirmed Achilles tendinitis. He will continue to keep the tendon immobilized so it can heal. The Croatian has now missed seven games due since early December, including two straight. "The MRI showed a hot spot," Jazz basketball boss Kevin O'Connor said. "So we basically said we're gonna shut him down, put him in a boot and on heavy anti-inflammator drugs, and reevaluate it in about a week." That means Giricek will miss at least three games. Giricek said Friday he could be out 3-to-4 weeks if the reevaluation does not go well. Owens has a stress fracture in his left tibia, the shin's weight-bearing bone and larger of two lower-leg bones. It's a nagging injury he's probably been playing through for some time. The University of Houston product will be on crutches, and wear a protective boot as well. O'Connor said Owens will be out "weeks, and we're talking serious weeks."</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
