Utah rookie guard Dee Brown was forced to miss Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against Golden State on Friday night after spraining his neck in a collision with teammate Mehmet Okur.

Brown took part in light workouts during a morning shootaround Friday, but had difficulty turning his head after the scary injury in Game 2 of the series.

"It's stiff. It's really stiff," Brown said. "I'm just blessed enough being able to move and talk to you all right now and turn my head a little bit. I still haven't seen it, but I felt it. I'm blessed to be here."

Brown hopes to be ready for Game 4 on Sunday night.