UPDATE 1 - Deron Williams returns to Salt Lake for "family medical reasons."

by Basketball John on Nov 13, 2009 10:34 AM MST

Update from Ross Siler, (10:23 a.m. MST),

Learning more about the situation...Deron Williams left because of family medical reasons that he wants to keep private for now.

Williams might make a public announcement later in the day.

From @lockedonsports,

Utah Jazz Deron Williams has left the Jazz for personal reasons. He is excused. Ronnie Price is also out.

And @tribjazz,

Deron Williams has left the Jazz for personal reasons and won't play tonight in Philadelphia.

The situation is still developing. Eric Maynor will start. No word on whether Williams can make it to Cleveland for Saturday.

Hope all is well.

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hope everything's ok with dwill

and i can’t wait to see ak running point.

by moni on Nov 13, 2009 8:54 AM MST reply actions

Hopefully someone just left the water running

But is Matthews not a good enough ball handler to run point? The talk is Brew, then AK, but never Wesley. He seems to have a pretty good handle.

by chamont on Nov 13, 2009 9:02 AM MST up reply actions

PTO

Maybe he just needs a little break from all this drama, and figure out what’s going on. Hopefully everything is okay though.

I would like to see Maynor, Koof, and Fes see some playing time tonight, because pre-season just isn’t enough. I think Wes would do just fine as PG if it ever came about.

I think we are all hoping that from recent talk from Sloan about a lineup change, that he puts Mansap in the starting lineup instead of Boozer, just to test the waters at how Mansap performs. It’s all in a state of mind.

by KaBar6 on Nov 13, 2009 9:20 AM MST reply actions

Maybe

He had to return to the SLC to personally kick the a** of Greg Miller and Kevin O’Connor?

SLCDunk.com, The Utah Jazz on SBNation

by Basketball John on Nov 13, 2009 9:58 AM MST reply actions

Awesome.

by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 13, 2009 10:03 AM MST up reply actions

He's very frustrated

I honestly think he just needed a break from playing ball with a bunch of girls. He’s trying to gather his composure. He clearly was about to lose it at any moment over the last week. And I don’t blame him one bit. I start to wonder how much more of this he can take before he starts requesting trades on Jim Rome.

by Ozzy3313 on Nov 13, 2009 1:48 PM MST reply actions

OOHH SH*T!!

"He is STUPID but he knows that he is STUPID and that almost makes him smart."

by LoWBlok on Nov 13, 2009 3:07 PM MST reply actions

coming out party for eric maynor!

would make my day if he plays well, even if the jazz lose. i love ronnie p but back-up pg is probably the team’s 8th biggest problem..and therefore, still a pretty big problem.

by bigdog'sshades on Nov 13, 2009 3:18 PM MST reply actions