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Alec Burks' left shoulder could keep him out of the Utah Jazz's starting lineup tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The shooting guard did not participate in the team's morning shootaround because of soreness and is officially listed as doubtful to play tonight, team officials said.

"You're always concerned when one of your guys is not feeling great, 100 percent," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "He had some soreness in his shoulder and obviously it's been an issue for him. We want to get him healthy. [That is] the most important thing."

Burks' shoulder has been a source of concern since he was in college and the Jazz have used an aggressive "pre-hab" program since drafting him out of Colorado to reduce the risk of injury.

"We knew he had a condition with his shoulder and literally [trainer Gary Briggs and strength and conditioning coach Mark McKown] three days after the draft put him on a real strong pre-hab program," Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said earlier this month. "There's a range of motion component, a strength component, a flexibility component. It's probably a great reason why he hasn't had many episodes up until this year."

But when Burks landed hard on the floor after being fouled by Denver guard Arron Afflalo earlier this season, Burks aggravated the injury. He missed two games while getting multiple medical opinions on his shoulder, ultimately opting to stick with physical therapy to help him get through the season.

Since then, Burks has had some scares. Most recently, he was hit on the shoulder in Charlotte and had to be taken back to the locker room for a time.

Burks, who is averaging 13.9 points and 4.2 rebounds, returned to that game and finished out the road trip by helping lift the Jazz to a win two nights later in Memphis by scoring a season high 23 points. The guard practiced Friday with the Jazz before suffering a setback that kept him out of shootaround today.

"He's tough," point guard Trey Burke said. "He's definitely a tough player. Obviously having to play with a banged up shoulder that's popping in and out, it's kind of weird. But that goes to show how much he loves the game, how much he wants to help the team win."

— Aaron Falk