Lauri Markkanen is listed as questionable with a right wrist sprain as the Utah Jazz play the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday afternoon.
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The Utah Jazz are set to visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday afternoon, with Lauri Markkanen appearing on the injury report as questionable due to a right wrist sprain.
Markkanen played in Utah’s first four games of the 2026-27 season, then sprained his right wrist during the Jazz’s Oct. 26 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. He missed Utah’s Oct. 28 game against the San Antonio Spurs.
On the Jazz injury report for the Blazers contest, Markkanen is joined by Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic as players listed as out. Jackson Jr. is out with an MCL tear in his right knee, while Nurkic is out with a right foot injury described as a 2nd plantar plate tear.
Utah’s report also includes multiple additional players listed as out: Trey Alexander (out; G League Two-Way), Kobe Bufkin (out; G League Two-Way), and Harrison Ingram (out; G League Two-Way).
Markkanen has posted through four games of the season averages of 16 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists. The report also lists his shooting splits as 39.6% from the field, 35.7% from beyond the arc, and 88.9% from the free-throw line.
The Trail Blazers’ injury report includes Ja Morant listed as out with a left hamstring strain, and Shaedon Sharpe listed as out with right meniscus surgery. Robert Williams III is listed as questionable with a left knee injury management designation, while Chris Youngblood is listed as questionable with left ankle soreness.
Portland’s report further lists Jayson Kent (out; G League Two-Way) and John Tonje (out; G League Two-Way) as out for the contest.
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