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According to the Utah Jazz's official Twitter feed, the 23-year-old, who was sent home from shootaround, will miss Monday night's contest against the Denver Nuggets:
Favors has looked ready to take the next step forward in his progression this season, averaging 15.9 points on 56.3 percent shooting to go with 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest. Among players who have logged at least 300 minutes, he is 15th in the NBA with a 22.5 player efficiency rating (PER).
BBallBreakdown.com's Ben Dowsett recently noted the importance of an improving jumper for Favors:
Fortunately, he isn't likely to miss more than just this game with a cold. As long as he's sidelined, though, Trevor Booker and intriguing young center Rudy Gobert will see an uptick in minutes.
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