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Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, laughs Monday as he finished a tongue-in-cheek presentation th
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Jeremy Peterson shakes hands (paws?) with the Jazz Bear as he leaves the House cha
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan speaks before the Utah legislature Monday after being hon
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Chris Herrod, R-Orem, stands to make a photo of former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, pins a "I Might Be Feral" pin on the Jazz Bear in the Utah H
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Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan looks around the Senate chambers as he and assistant
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan (second from right) looks around the Senate chambers
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Former Jazz coaches Phil Johnson (left) and Jerry Sloan (center), are surrounded in the
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Former Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Jackson (far left) lis
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Gail Miller (right) and the rest of the Utah House of Representatives applaud former Ja
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Former Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Johnson (far left) lis
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, laughs Monday as he finished a tongue-in-cheek presentation that included the suggestion that wolves and prairie dogs be introduced to Salt Lake City.
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Jeremy Peterson shakes hands (paws?) with the Jazz Bear as he leaves the House chamber Monday at the end of a ceremony honoring former Jazz coaches Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson.
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Former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan speaks before the Utah legislature Monday after being honored.
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Rep. Chris Herrod, R-Orem, stands to make a photo of former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Johnson in the Utah House of Representatives, Monday, March 7, 2011.
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Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, pins a "I Might Be Feral" pin on the Jazz Bear in the Utah House of Representatives' Lounge, Monday, March 7, 2011.
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Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan looks around the Senate chambers as he and assistant coach Phil Johnson were honored there, Monday, March 7, 2011. Tammy Sloan, wife of Jerry Sloan, is on the coach's right.
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Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan (second from right) looks around the Senate chambers as he and assistant coach Phil Johnson were being honored Monday, March 7, 2011. At the far right is Tammy Sloan, wife of Jerry Sloan, and second from left is Gail Miller.
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Former Jazz coaches Phil Johnson (left) and Jerry Sloan (center), are surrounded in the Senate Lounge being photographed and thanked by many including Sen.Margaret Dayton, (right), R-Orem, Monday, March 7, 2011.
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Former Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Jackson (far left) listen as they are applauded in the Utah House of Representatives, Monday, March 7, 2011. The two former coaches were accompanied by Gail Miller, right, wife of the late Jazz owner Larry Miller. Tammy Sloan, wife of Jerry Sloan, is to the retired coach's right.
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Gail Miller (right) and the rest of the Utah House of Representatives applaud former Jazz coaches Phil Johnson (left) and Jerry Sloan (center) on Monday, March 7, 2011. Sloan's wife Tammy is at his right.
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Former Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Johnson (far left) listen as they are applauded in the Utah House of Representatives, Monday, March 7, 2011. The two former coaches were accompanied by Gail Miller, right, wife of the late Jazz owner Larry Miller and Tammy Sloan, the retired coach's wife, to Jerry Sloan's right.