Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen is undertaking military service in Finland following the conclusion of his NBA season. Earlier this week, the Jazz posted a photo on social media of ...

Finland suffered a massive blow in the hunt for a spot in the 2024 Olympic Games with Lauri Markkanen out of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Valencia. After an early conclusion to the ...

Lauri Markkanen, a top Most Improved Player of the Year candidate, discussed his journey with the Bulls and Cavs to becoming an All-Star, why Utah didn’t tank, why Danny Ainge told him to buy a ...

Just 13 hours before Finland played its first game in Eurobasket 2022 in September, Cleveland traded Finnish big man Lauri Markkanen to Utah. The deal focused on Donovan Mitchell going from the ...

Lauri Markkanen played just four of Utah's final 21 games because of a shoulder impingement. Now, that same injury is keeping him from playing for Finland in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament to ...

Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen is competing with the Finland national basketball team, and they begin their group play against Australia on Friday at 2 a.m. The NBA's Most Improved Player of ...

Q: Hockey is really big in Finland. What was it like being on the ice to celebrate the Utah Hockey Club’s first NHL game? Lauri Markkanen: "Oh, it was fun! I felt like a little kid skating ...

Finland played its first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off at Bell Centre on Thursday night against the United States. Markkanen is the only active Finnish player in the NBA and only the third-ever ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It would have been easy to give up on Lauri Markkanen ... see is the version of Markkanen that made him such a sought-after recruit coming out of Finland: a versatile 7-footer ...