LIVE FROM FINLAND – The INSIDE SCOOP on Lauri Markkanen, Euro Basket and Atmosphere

Lauri Markkanen says FIBA ‘might be tougher’ than the NBA in ‘certain ways’

Utah Jazz big man Lauri Markkanen knows as well as anyone what it takes to be a great basketball player at both the NBA and FIBA levels. He’s been an All-Star caliber player for the Jazz for the last couple of seasons now, and he’s amid a highly impressive stint playing for the Finnish national team at EuroBasket. Markkanen contrasted the two levels of competition and said that FIBA “might be tougher” than the NBA in “certain ways.” “I think the…

LIVE FROM FINLAND – The INSIDE SCOOP on Lauri Markkanen, Euro Basket and Atmosphere

LIVE FROM FINLAND – The INSIDE SCOOP on Lauri Markkanen, Euro Basket and Atmosphere David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, connects with Jazz assistant coach Sean Sheldon live from Finland during EuroBasket. Sheldon offers insights into the tournament’s electric atmosphere, Finland’s historic upset over Serbia, and Lauri Markkanen’s stellar [...]