Jazz Forward Markkanen Out With Right Wrist Injury for November 8 Game at Timberwolves
Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen missed the team's road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, November 8, with a sprained right wrist.
Markkanen first injured the wrist on October 26 against the Memphis Grizzlies. He sat out the following game against the San Antonio Spurs, then played four games through the discomfort, including a 24-point performance in Dallas on November 6 in which he made eight three-pointers. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the Jazz confirmed Markkanen would remain out for this game, and the team has not announced a specific timetable for his return.
Josh Green, Josh Okogie, and Brice Sensabaugh are expected to see more playing time in Markkanen's absence. A Finnish national team player, Markkanen was an All-Star and the NBA's Most Improved Player in 2023 and is a core piece of the Jazz's rebuild and one of the team's steadiest scoring options. His absence tightens Utah's forward rotation on the road, and the team will evaluate him game by game as he recovers.
Source: Utah Jazz
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