<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> The Jazz roster was trimmed Thursday ? in more ways than one. On the same day former Utah State forward Spencer Nelson and undrafted center James Lang were waived, the Jazz also learned from the NBA that 2005 second-round draft choice Robert Whaley must serve a two-game suspension to open the season because of a punch he threw in last Tuesday's preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The release of Nelson and Lang leaves the Jazz roster at the maximum-permitted 15 players and means that undrafted University of Houston free-agent guard Andre Owens has made the team. The suspension without pay of Whaley means the Jazz can have just 11 players instead of the usual 12 on the active roster for their first two games of the regular season, including Wednesday night's opener vs. Dallas at the Delta Center. Whaley, who will lose approximately $8,000 from a contract that is not fully guaranteed, is eligible to play in tonight's preseason finale vs. Denver at the Delta Center.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
