<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Jazz beat Chicago on Monday night without rookie backup point guard Deron Williams, who sprained his left ankle during pre-game warmups. It's the first game missed this season due to an ankle sprain for Williams, who said earlier this season that he has a history of weak ankles dating back to his days at the University of Illinois. He also sprained an ankle when the Jazz visited Chicago in November but returned when the Jazz played next. As expected, the Jazz also played Monday without Gordan Giricek (Achilles tendinitis), Carlos Boozer (strained hamstring), Robert Whaley (arthroscopic knee surgery) and Andre Owens (tibia stress fracture). That left just 10 healthy players on Utah's 12-man active roster, and Jazz coach Jerry Sloan used all 10. Boozer, who has not played since last Feb. 14 due to injuries, said he hopes to play Friday at Minnesota if he can make it through practices Wednesday and Thursday. Williams' status for Friday is uncertain. Giricek, Whaley and Owens remain out indefinitely.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
