Filed under: Western , NBA Playoffs , Jazz Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller is going for a drive on Sunday . You know, see the beautiful Utah countryside , probably listen to the soothing sounds of one Mr. Lawrence Welk , let the wind blow through his air on a fine day. Meanwhile, Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer will be launching jumpers and more than likely watching Kobe Bryant drive nail after unrighteous nail into the hearts of the hometown faithful. Miller, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will not be attending the game due to religious reasons. The LDS Church "admonishes its members to avoid non-religious activities on Sunday, if at all possible." You know, unless you're kidnapped, or the Rapture happens, or something. Then I suppose it would be okay. Either way, Miller won't be attending in order to uphold the religious mandate. You have to admire a man for sticking up for his beliefs in that way, though he did characterize the situation as "frustrating" and "painful" for people in this predicament such as himself. That might not be entirely fair though. You have to look at the situation from the viewpoint of everyone involved, and if you delay the game, it throws the schedule all off and means Pau Gasol has to go chase tail in Barcelona a week later than he would have had to otherwise. And they say punctuality is next to Godliness. Oh, well, maybe Mr. Miller can stop and catch ...
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Filed under: Western , NBA Playoffs , Jazz Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller is going for a drive on Sunday . You know, see the beautiful Utah countryside , probably listen to the soothing sounds of one Mr. Lawrence Welk , let the wind blow through his air on a fine day. Meanwhile, Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer will be launching jumpers and more than likely watching Kobe Bryant drive nail after unrighteous nail into the hearts of the hometown faithful. Miller, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will not be attending the game due to religious reasons. The LDS Church "admonishes its members to avoid non-religious activities on Sunday, if at all possible." You know, unless you're kidnapped, or the Rapture happens, or something. Then I suppose it would be okay. Either way, Miller won't be attending in order to uphold the religious mandate. You have to admire a man for sticking up for his beliefs in that way, though he did characterize the situation as "frustrating" and "painful" for people in this predicament such as himself. That might not be entirely fair though. You have to look at the situation from the viewpoint of everyone involved, and if you delay the game, it throws the schedule all off and means Pau Gasol has to go chase tail in Barcelona a week later than he would have had to otherwise. And they say punctuality is next to Godliness. Oh, well, maybe Mr. Miller can stop and catch ...