Markkanen, a 2023 All-Star, qualifies as a star player under the league’s policy to get its best players on the court during the regular season. Andy Larsen: Lauri Markkanen made available to ...

When Lauri Markkanen waited to sign his four-year, $220 million contract extension last August, he waited until rules prevented him from being traded this season. But his commitment to the ...

And while we don't have an exact confirmation on why Markkanen has been out of the lineup, Jazz insider Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake detailed an interesting reason as to why the 27-year-old has been ...

"The Jazz were fined $100,000 on Wednesday for not playing Lauri Markkanen, so the seven-footer returned from a nine-game absence that night in Memphis," Schuhmann wrote. "Of course, if the Jazz ...

Markkanen is questionable for Monday's game against the Bulls due to right ankle soreness. Markkanen played 26 minutes during Sunday's loss to Minnesota, but he could be rested for the second half ...

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz are set for another contest on Tuesday night. The Grizzlies are entering this game on ...

Markkanen accumulated 16 points (5-14 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and five rebounds across 19 minutes during Friday's 126-118 loss to Toronto. The 27-year-old forward didn't play a minute in the second ...

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violating the Player Participation Policy by resting star forward Lauri Markkanen during a game against the Washington Wizards, sparking debate on strategy ...

Lauri Markkanen hasn’t stepped on the court for the Jazz since Feb. 22, missing nine games and counting with what the team described as a back issue. With the Jazz tanking and trying to land a ...

The NBA officially announced Wednesday a $100,000 fine to the Utah Jazz organization for sitting Lauri Markkanen out of the team’s game against the Washington Wizards on March 5, “as well as o ...

The league said the violation occurred when the Jazz didn't make Lauri Markkanen available for a game against the Washington Wizards on March 5 as "well as other recent games." After all ...

During the Utah Jazz's most recent four regular-season showings, those efforts have all been without the services of All-Star talent Lauri Markkanen. After Markkanen and the Jazz were dinged by ...