The injury-riddled season continues for the Utah Jazz.
Former All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen sustained two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand, a team source told The Salt Lake Tribune.
The injury will keep him out at least four weeks.
Markkanen suffered the injury in Utah’s loss to Dallas on Friday.
The injury was unrelated to the wrist injury that Markkanen was already playing through.
Markkanen is the third Jazz starter to miss multiple weeks, joining Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic.
Markkanen has averaged 18 points and 6.8 rebounds in eight games this season for the Jazz.
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