Kyle Filipowski Yet To Return To On-Cout Work After Offseason Back Surgery

Utah Jazz big man Kyle Filipowski had offseason surgery to fix a herniated disc in his back. That has Filipowski still working on his own off-court instead of joining the Jazz for team practices. That runs counter to Utah's president of basketball operations Austin Ainge's previous comments that Filipowski would be cleared to take part in training camp. Jazz head coach Will Hardy recently said that Filipowski is moving forward in his rehab, despite not doing on-court work yet. "He's progressing well," Hardy said about Filipowski's status. "(We're) hopeful that he's back with us soon.