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Markkanen has two fractures in his right hand

Nov 11, 2026 · B3 Basketball

Photo: Lauri Markkanen, Cavaliers vs Rockets on December 15, 2021 (cropped).jpg by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Utah announced on Wednesday that Lauri Markkanen has two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand, suffered in the Nov. 6 game against Dallas. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks; the team gave no return timetable. Markkanen is averaging 18.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in eight games. Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) and Jusuf Nurkic (toe) are also out for the Jazz.

"There's no replacing Lauri." — Will Hardy
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