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Struggling Utah Jazz Lose Lauri Markkanen for at Least 1 Month, Report Says
Lauri Markkanen suffered two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand, and the Jazz will be without him for at least four weeks, a team source said.
- On Wednesday, the Utah Jazz announced star forward Lauri Markkanen sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand. The injury, suffered during Friday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks, will sideline him for at least four weeks.
- Markkanen had been playing through a wrist strain since October 26. The new fracture is distinct from that previous injury, though both affect his right hand.
- The 7-foot forward averaged 18.0 points and 6.8 rebounds across eight games this season. His absence compounds difficulties for the 1-10 Jazz, already missing starters Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic due to injury.
- Markkanen will miss at least a dozen regular season games, with return projected for early-to-mid December. Utah Jazz Head Coach Will Hardy must now rely on rookie Darryn Peterson and Ace Bailey to fill the production gap.
- The team continues to navigate an injury-riddled 2026-27 campaign as it sits at the bottom of the Western Conference. Markkanen's absence further tests Utah's depth while the roster awaits returns from multiple contributors.
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[your]NEWSReports: Jazz F Lauri Markkanen (hand) out at least a month
Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen will be sidelined at least one month with a hand injury, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.The Finnish forward sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand in last Friday's 112-100 defeat in Dallas, per the repo...
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