Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen will be sidelined at least one month with a hand injury, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
The Finnish forward sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand in last Friday’s 112-100 defeat in Dallas, per the reports.
He will miss his third straight game when the Jazz (1-10) try to snap a nine-game skid against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
Markkanen, 29, is averaging 18.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in eight starts this season, his fifth campaign with the Jazz.
He earned his lone All-Star selection and was the NBA’s Most Improved Player in his first season with Utah in 2022-23.
