SALT LAKE CITY -- The rumor mill is churning over Jazz point guard Devin Harris, who returned to the the team after missed Friday's practice with a stomach bug.
Coming off a rough game against the Dallas Mavericks last Thursday, Harris' name appeared in a tweet from ESPN's Mark Stein, who wrote in part, "... I'm told Jazz will keep shopping him."
"(I'm) used to it, been there, done that," Harris said before Saturday's game with Minnesota. "(I) don't really control it, don't really think about it. I've just got to go out and focus on what I have to do tonight."
Harris said when he was younger and first playing in the NBA he internalized trade rumors. But now in his eighth year in the league, he said he doesn't worry about such things.
"It's not something you can control," he said. "I've been to that point where you worry about it (you ask), 'Is it what I'm doing?' You can't control it so you can't worry about it."
Harris, 28, came to the Jazz in February 2011 in the trade that sent Deron Williams to the Nets. He has one year left on his contract.
GAME 15
Jazz 108, Timberwolves 98
* BEST PLAY: With 1:18 left in the second quarter Minnesota's Ricky Rubio steals a cross-court pass, chases it down and flips a jaw-dropping no-look pass to teammate Wayne Ellington, who dunks to put the T-Wolves ahead 50-47.
* BEST LINE: Paul Millsap scored 26 points to go along with nine rebounds. He scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.
* KEY STAT: The Jazz notch 25 assists on 41 made field goals. Sharing the ball kept the offense moving sharply most of the night.
* FAVORS FINED: Jazz forward Derrick Favors received an automatic ejection during last Thursday's loss to Dallas. Favors tossed the ball and it bounced into the stands, which constitutes an ejection. On Saturday he was fined $25,000 for the offense.
Replays of the incident show the ball did not actually make it to the stands. Favors said coach Tyrone Corbin spoke with him on Friday and admonished him to keep his head in situations where he is frustrated with officials. Favors said he didn't think it would be a problem again.
* UP NEXT: After a whirlwind few weeks, the Jazz finally get to catch their breath for a day or so. They won't play again until they play host to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
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