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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Won't play Saturday
Lauri Markkanen (groin) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Magic.Markkanen will miss a second straight game due to right groin injury management. Kyle Filipowski drew the start in place of Markkanen on Thursday night and will likely remain in the starting lineup Thursday. Taylor Hendricks and Kyle Anderson should also see some additional run. Markkanen's next chance to play will come Monday at Denver for the opening leg of a back-to-back.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Doubtful for Saturday
Lauri Markkanen (groin) is doubtful to play Saturday versus the Magic.It appears Saturday will mark Markkanen's second straight game on the sidelines, which should again result in Keyonte George and Ace Bailey dominating the offense. Check back for official word on Markkanen's status closer to Saturday's tipoff at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Won't play Thursday
Lauri Markkanen (groin) will not play Thursday against the Lakers.The writing was on the wall when the Utah Jazz listed Markkanen as questionable for right groin injury management. This is simply a maintenance day for Markkanen, something he experienced often during the 2024-25 season. Presumably, he will be back in the lineup for Saturday's game against Orlando. In the meantime, guys like Taylor Hendricks, Kyle Filipowski, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Anderson could pick up some run for the Jazz.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Labeled as questionable
Lauri Markkanen is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Lakers due to right groin injury management, Ben Anderson of KSL News Salt Lake City reports.Markkanen is at risk of resting Thursday. If he were to miss the contest, Taylor Hendricks and Kyle Anderson would likely see more playing time. Markkanen has scored 26 or more points in four of his last five games, averaging 27.2 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals across 34.8 minutes during that span.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Dominant effort against Mavs
Lauri Markkanen notched 33 points (11-23 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 10-12 FT), 16 rebounds, five assists, one block and four steals across 40 minutes during Monday's 140-133 overtime victory over Dallas.While his 33 points were only third on the night behind Cooper Flagg (42) and Keyonte George (37), Markkanen led all players in rebounding, and his four steals were as much as the entire Mavericks starting lineup put together. It was only Markkanen's second double-double of the season, with the other being a 51-point, 14-board eruption against the Suns on Oct. 27. He's scored at least 30 points in six of his last 14 games, averaging 27.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.7 threes, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals during that span.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Scores 26 points in return
Lauri Markkanen finished with 26 points (9-22 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 5-7 FT), nine rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal over 36 minutes during Friday's 130-126 victory over the Grizzlies.Markkanen missed the blowout loss to the Thunder on Dec. 7 due to an illness, but he didn't have any limitations in this win, putting up a solid scoring line and ending just one board shy of a double-double. Markkanen has scored at least 26 points in four of his last five outings, averaging 24.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in that span.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Cleared for action
Lauri Markkanen (illness) is available for Friday's game against the Grizzlies.Markkanen missed his first game of the season Sunday due to an illness, but he's been given the green light to return for Friday's tilt. The Arizona product is off to a solid start to December, averaging 25.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in his first three appearances.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Ruled out for Sunday
Lauri Markkanen (illness) won't play Sunday against the Thunder.An illness will force Markkanen to miss his first game of the season Sunday, but with Utah's next game not coming until Friday in Memphis, Markkanen will have plenty of time to rest up. With the Utah Jazz's star unavailable Sunday evening, Keyonte George and Ace Bailey should see a sizeable uptick in usage, and there will be more minutes available for Kevin Love, Kyle Filipowski and Kyle Anderson.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Added to injury report
Lauri Markkanen (illness) has been downgraded to questionable for Sunday's game against the Thunder, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.Markkanen is a late addition to the injury report and is at risk of missing his first game of the season due to an illness. If the 28-year-old forward is ultimately ruled out, Kyle Filipowski, Kyle Anderson and Brice Sensabaugh are candidates for increased playing time, while Taylor Hendricks could enter the rotation.
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Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Scores 18 points in blowout loss
Lauri Markkanen finished with 18 points (5-13 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), nine rebounds and two assists over 26 minutes during Friday's 146-112 blowout loss to the Knicks.Markkanen struggled with his shot in this one, and with the Utah Jazz getting blown out, he took a seat on the bench late in the third quarter and did not return to the game for the fourth quarter. Markkanen could have a tough time bouncing back Sunday, with a difficult matchup against the Thunder.
