News about Lauri Markkanen

Jordan Clarkson scored 29 of his 36 points after halftime and Lauri Markkanen 31. The Utah Jazz defeated the tough-luck Detroit Pistons 154-148 in overtime on Wednesday night. Clarkson converted the Jazz to a 149-142 lead one game after his first triple-double. Clarkson had a dagger 3-pointer with 1:44 remaining in overtime. The Jazz have won nine of their last 12 games, their best stretch of the season, before heading to Boston, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee.

Following Monday night's 119-111 loss to the Utah Jazz, the Detroit Pistons have now lost their 25th game in a row. Throughout the night, Detroit stayed within shouting distance of ending the frustrating streak with six points or less. Utah did not begin to fall apart on the scoreboard until the game's final three minutes, when a well-timed run secured their victory.

The Australian Boomers have been evacuated from their team hotel in Japan on Thursday night after a wayward North Korea missile scare ahead of their World Cup campaign which tips off tonight AEST

Victor Wembanyama, France's top export, is poised to replace wine as France's top export, a 7-foot-4 basketball sensation. He's athletic, skilled, vast, and yet only 19, so the winning team will undoubtedly be considered very lucky as the league selects its first pick on Tuesday night in New York. It's either way or not Wembanyama will feel the same way. The 14 teams in Tuesday's lottery aren't all positive, and that's by design. The lottery is supposed to enhance the league's bottom feeders by (slightly) deterring them from tanking their seasons in an attempt to land a top talent in the draft, such as Wembanyama. Mail Online's preview of Wembanyama's 14 future teams, how he'd fit, and what these clubs need to do to attract the NBA's most coveted prospect in a generation.

Lauri Markkanen, the NBA All-Star, returned to his home country after his season was over to serve in an unusual offseason regimen of military service. All Finnish men must serve before turning 30, and for the 25-year-old Markkanen, there is no time like the present. Markkanen - and all males - are in need of a sixth-month cape, but it is uncertain if he will finish it all this offseason.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated Los Angeles 121-109 in the Lakers' first game since LeBron James sustained his right foot in 28 of his 39 points in the third quarter, as Ja Morant scored 28 of his 39 points in the third quarter, as well as 10 assists and ten rebounds. Morant shot ten of 12 shots in the highest-scoring quarter ever by a Grizzlies player. 'I was just feeling it,' Morant said. 'I got going and was able to keep it going and put us in a good spot to win the game,'

Four players were selected to their first All-Star teams on Thursday night, one from the East and three from the West. Tyrese Haliburton, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lauri Markkanen, and Jaren Jackson Jr were among the first squads named as a who's who has filled out the rest of the reserve rosters. Haliburton is averaging 20.2 points, a league-leading 10.2 assists, and four rebounds per night.

Following months of trade rumors, most fans and media followers alike agreed that Donovan Mitchell was going to be traded from the Utah Jazz to the New York Knicks, including the player himself. Mitchell was later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers instead, and he had his first press conference on Wednesday. Despite the fact that the bulk of the discussion was focused on him as a member of the Cavs, it was also important to discuss how close Mitchell was to returning home to New York. The three-time All-Star said with a smile on ESPN's 'NBA Today' on Wednesday,' getting 'Very close.'

On First Take, the ESPN analyst and Knicks fan expressed "completely, utterly disgusted at the moribund franchise" and lamented the lack of a genuine star at Madison Square Garden on Friday. I've been looking forward to seeing Donovan Mitchell in a New York Knicks uniform.' He's a New York native, which is some place he likes, and the truth is that the New York Knicks didn't get it done.' Mitchell was reportedly traded to the Cavaliers on Thursday for a set of Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, three unprotected first-round picks, and two pick swaps.

Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, three unprotected first-round picks and two pick swaps will be traded in exchange for the talented young guard by the Jazz, who also traded Rudy Gobert earlier this offseason. Mitchell was heavily linked to the New York Knicks this offseason, but the team later decided that the price was too steep for the 25-year-old.