Lauri Markkanen to Miss at Least 1 Month With Non-Displaced Fracture in Right Hand
When it rains, it POURS. Utah is having a tough time navigating through multiple injuries and now another big rostered star goes down. Lauri Markkanen to miss at least 1 month with a non-displaced fracture in his right hand. The 7-foot Markkanen, an All-Star in 2023, has averaged 18.0 points and 6.8 rebounds in his eight games this season.
Utah is looking very thin on paper. And the franchise has not performed well so far this season. While some matchups have been slight thrillers with the Jazz losing by six or less points. Mostly, their losses have not been close. With most opponents beating Utah by 15-20+ points.
And when you look at the NBA standings things look even more grim. Utah has managed to garner only one single win this season. The Jazz are currently dead last in the West at 1-10.
Furthermore, with Markkanen now MIA, things will only get more complicated. Looking over the Jazz… Jaren Jackson Jr. is out several weeks, Jusuf Nurkic has yet to play this year, Keyonte George has a sprained ankle, and now Lauri Markkanen is out for several weeks. Therefore, it is shaping up to be another lost season for the Jazz.
ESPN’s Shams Charania broke the news regarding Lauri’s hand injury. Charania reported,
“Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen has sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand and will be sidelined for at least one month, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon.”
Lauri Markkanen to Miss at Least 1 Month With Non-Displaced Fracture in Right Hand
The Utah Jazz also confirms that Lauri Markkanen is out at least one month after sustaining a hand fracture last Friday night in Dallas. Markkanen, who had been playing with a sprained right wrist, suffered the injury when he was hit on the hand during Friday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks. An initial X-ray did not reveal the fracture, but Markkanen underwent scans after returning to Utah that showed the cracks.
The organization released a statement on Wednesday morning mentioning, “Lauri Markkanen sustained a right hand injury during Utah’s game against Dallas on Nov. 6. Following evaluation, he was diagnosed with two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks.”
In other Jazz injury news, there is an update on Jusuf Nurkić. He was re-evaluated by medical staff for a second toe injury of his right foot he sustained in the preseason game against Denver on Oct. 4. He is making progress and beginning to participate in on-court activities and will be re-evaluated in another week.
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