The Utah Jazz got hit with a major fine this week following their decisions surrounding sitting out Lauri Markkanen. Utah Jazz have been fined $100,000 for violating the Player Participation ...

Markkanen, a 2023 All-Star, qualifies as a star player under the league’s policy to get its best players on the court during the regular season. Andy Larsen: Lauri Markkanen made available to ...

According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Markkanen's commitment was made with the understanding that the Jazz would pivot towards competing. However, with their current lackluster performance and a ...

Markkanen has appeared in 44 games this season. He’s averaging 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists while shooting 42.4% from the field, 34.7% from beyond the arc and 87.2% from the free ...

UPDATE: Lauri Markkanen is AVAILABLE to play on Wednesday. Lauri Markkanen (Jazz don't want to get fined again) available to play Wednesday. — Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) March 12, 2025 Utah ...

NEW YORK — The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 on Wednesday for violating the league's player participation policy after failing to make leading scorer Lauri Markkanen available for recent games.

The NBA officially announced Wednesday a $100,000 fine to the Utah Jazz organization for sitting Lauri Markkanen out of the team’s game against the Washington Wizards on March 5, “as well as o ...

The Utah Jazz got hit with a major fine this week following their decisions surrounding sitting out Lauri Markkanen. Following Markkanen's absence vs. the Washington Wizards due to "low back ...

The league said the violation involved Lauri Markkanen, who is a star player under terms of the policy. The NBA said Utah failed to make him available for a March 5 game against the Washington ...