Jazz Issue Huge Lauri Markkanen News Ahead of Clippers Game

Jazz Issue Huge Lauri Markkanen News Ahead of Clippers Game

The Utah Jazz have been playing without Lauri Markkanen since January 14 due to an unspecified illness. Markkanen has missed the last seven games, with the Jazz winning just one of them.Markkanen has been one of the few bright spots for the Jazz this season. He’s averaging 27.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He’s shooting 48.3% from the field, 36.5% from 3-point range and 88.4% from the free-throw line.According to th…

Jazz's Lauri Markkanen Expected To Return Tuesday

Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, who has missed the last seven games while recovering from an illness, was able to practice on Monday and is expected to play in Tuesday’s game against the Clippers, tweets Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune. Markkanen is averaging a career-high 27.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal on .483/.365/.884 shooting through 33 games this season (36.0 minutes per contest). While multiple teams are said to ha…