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| Height: 6-9 Weight: 225 Born: 1981-2-18, Moscow, USSR |
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| December 26, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko felt better yesterday and is considered probable to return from his back spasms tonight, according to the Deseret News. |
| December 23, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko missed his third straight game on Friday due to back spasms, according to the AP. |
| December 22, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko left the Jazz yesterday and flew to Los Angeles to have his back examined by a specialist, according to the Deseret News. |
| December 21, 2005 Unable to play last night, Andrei Kirilenko said he was not sure he'd be able to return from his sore back tonight, according to the Deseret News. However, coach Jerry Sloan said he doubted that AK-47 would be ready to go. |
| December 20, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko sat out Tuesday night's game against the Cavaliers because of back spasms, according to the AP. Kirilenko, who missed seven games last month with a sprained right ankle, had to leave Saturday's game in Milwaukee after just 17 minutes with the same back problem. |
| December 19, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko won't practice today due to his back injury, which is not believed to be serious, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. His status for Tuesday's game is uncertain. |
| December 18, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko said he hopes to be able to play Tuesday after leaving Saturday's game with back spasms, according to the Deseret News. |
| December 17, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko left Saturday's game in the second quarter with a back injury after playing 17 minutes, according to the AP. |
| December 5, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko, who missed seven games with a sprained ankle, admitted that he is struggling to get back into a rhythm, according to the Deseret News. "I'm having a tough time right now getting back after three weeks missing, and things haven't been going well for me," he said. "I feel out of rhythm, out of game rhythm, out of shape. But I'm trying to get back." |
| November 30, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko returned to action Tuesday after missing seven games with a sprained ankle, according to the AP. He scored seven points on the night. |
| November 28, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko announced Sunday that he plans to return from his sprained ankle on Tuesday, according to the Deseret News. |
| November 26, 2005 The Deseret News reports that Andrei Kirilenko has decided to wait until at least Tuesday to return from his sprained ankle. |
| November 25, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko, who has been out with a sprained ankle, could return to action tonight against the Warriors, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "It feels good, and if I survive through practice, I'll be great," said Kirilenko, who indeed lasted the entire workout on Thursday. "I want to get back soon. I want to get back yesterday." |
| November 18, 2005 The Jazz's orthopedic surgeon said Thursday that Andrei Kirilenko will be out two-to-four weeks with his sprained ankle, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "He's somebody we have to hold back a little bit," so he doesn't reinjure his ankle, Dr. Lyle Mason said. "Realistically, for him to be able to run and jump and turn, we're talking about two to four weeks." It was originally thought that he would only be out one-to-two weeks. |
| November 13, 2005 An early estimate is that Andrei Kirilenko will miss 1-2 weeks due to the sprained ankle that knocked him out of last night's game, according to the Deseret News. He's still young, but it's hard to not dub him injury prone at this stage of his career. |
| November 12, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko went down early in the second quarter with a left ankle injury Saturday. He did not return, though the severity of the injury wasn't immediately known. |
| March 25, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko suffered a broken left wrist on Thursday night when he fell to the floor following a collision with Washington's Kwame Brown. The Jazz announced that Kirilenko will miss the remainder of the season. So ends an injury-plagued year in which Kirilenko missed 26 games with a sprained knee. He was leading the league in blocks per game with 3.4. |
| March 25, 2005 Although Andrei Kirilenko has been lost for the remainder of the season due to his broken left wrist, he's expected to make a full recovery, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "It takes about six weeks to heal, and should go back to absolutely perfect," said Lyle Mason, the Jazz's orthopedic surgeon. |
| March 15, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko has ditched the brace he's been wearing since returning from his sprained knee, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. |
| February 17, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko is expected to be back in action after the All-Star break after leaving Monday's game early because of a sprained ankle, according to the Deseret News. |
| February 16, 2005 The Jazz held Andrei Kirilenko out of last night's game to play it safe with his sprained ankle, but he said he expects to be ready to play next Wednesday after the All-Star break, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. |
| February 14, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko sprained his right ankle 4:18 into the second quarter and didn't return. He had 11 points and four assists when he left. |
| January 28, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko has been cleared to play as many minutes as need, though coach Jerry Sloan hasn't decided whether he will toss the stud forward into the starting lineup tonight, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. |
| January 26, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko has looked so good since returning from a sprained knee that the Jazz plan to increase his minutes more rapidly than initially planned, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. He should see 8-10 minutes in each half tonight and likely even more action this weekend. He should be active in all leagues at this point. |
| January 22, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko got great news when he had no swelling or soreness in his surgically repaired right knee Friday after getting through his first full practice the day before, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Barring a setback this morning, AK-47 should be activated to play tonight, though he's expected to play just five minutes per half. |
| January 22, 2005 As expected, the Jazz officially activated Andrei Kirilenko from the injured list on Saturday. He's been sidelined for eight weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee. |
| January 20, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko went through a full practice Thursday for the first time since injuring his right knee nearly two months ago, and hopes to be back in the Utah lineup Saturday, according to the AP. |
| January 18, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko will take part in practice on Thursday as he continues to recover from his knee injury, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. |
| January 14, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko won't play Saturday or Monday night because of the right knee injury he suffered on Nov. 27, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. He will practice next week, and if he responds well he could return on Jan. 22. |
| January 13, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko was expected to return to action on Saturday, but the Jazz have decided to hold him back another week, according to the AP. Jerry Sloan said that he will re-evaluate Kirilenko during a four-day break in the schedule next week. |
| January 12, 2005 The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Andrei Kirilenko returned to practice yesterday for the first time since spraining his knee more than six weeks ago. He's aiming to play Saturday, though he'll see limited action at first. "We'll play him five minutes [and] see how he feels. After he warms up again at halftime, we can play him another five minutes," trainer Gary Briggs said. "After that, we'll bump his minutes up in each stretch." |
| January 11, 2005 The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Andrei Kirilenko is getting close to returning from his sprained knee. "I spoke to the doctor," Kirilenko said, "and maybe it will be Saturday. Not for sure. Nobody knows for sure. ... But it's getting better every day. It feels very good now. So Saturday, maybe." |
| January 6, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko underwent tests on his injured right knee yesterday, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "I got an 89," Kirilenko said, though he said he didn't know what the number meant. "They said 85 was good, though." He hopes to practice late next week and return soon after, though the schedule is such that he may be held out until Jan. 22 following a four-day break between games. |
| January 1, 2005 Andrei Kirilenko figures he is no more than two weeks away from returning to the Jazz lineup from his sprained MCL, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "The pain is all gone right now. Even when I'm working, it's not really tired, so it's a good sign," Kirilenko said. |