SALT LAKE CITY – Jazz Before Lauri Markkanen landed on the team’s injury report and was ruled out for Utah’s game against the Washington Wizards.
Lauri Markkanen lands on injury report
The Jazz will host the Wizards at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, March 4.
On Sunday March 3, Markkanen was ruled out of competition by the Jazz due to a right quadriceps contusion.
The forward appeared to suffer a leg injury during the team’s 126-120 loss to the Miami Heat on March 2.
Jazz injury report:
OUT – Walker Kessler (sprained right foot)
OUT – Lauri Markkanen (right quadriceps contusion)
OUT – Otto Porter Jr. (Not with the team)
RELEASED – Micah Potter (G League)
RELEASED – Jason Preston (G League) pic.twitter.com/ygWYu0QCHw
-Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 3, 2024
Markkanen finished the game with 25 points on 5-15 shooting, including 4-9 from three-point range. The Arizona product added four rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in 41 minutes.
This season, Markkanen is averaging 23.1 points per game on 48.3 percent shooting. He also averages 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.9 steals in 32.9 minutes per game. He played 51 games this season.
Lauri Markkanen is obviously having another rough shooting night, but his passing was excellent.
Place your seven-footer in the middle of the field and determine where the help defense is coming from.
– Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) March 2, 2024
In addition to Markkannen, the Jazz will be without Walker Kessler (sprained right foot) and Otto Porter Jr. (not with the team). This will be the second consecutive game Kessler has missed.
Wizards vs Jazz Preview
After falling to the Heat, the Jazz fell to a 27-34 record and their losing streak increased to three games. Utah has only won one game since beating the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 6.
Fortunately for the Jazz, the lowly Wizards will arrive in Salt Lake City after a 14-game skid following a winless February. Washington’s last win came on January 29 and the team is 9-51 this season. However, six of Washington’s victories came on the road.
Former University of Utah player Kyle Kuzma currently leads the Wizards with an average of 22.2 points per game.
Utah’s game against Washington will begin at 7 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on KJZZ, Jazz+NBA TV, KSL sports area (97.5 FM), KSLSports.com and the KSL Sports app.
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