Lauri Markkanen will miss roughly four weeks after suffering two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand, NBA.com and CBS Sports reported Nov. 11, 2026. NBA.com said Markkanen is to be reevaluated in four weeks.
Markkanen injury and Jazz frontcourt impact
CBS Sports reported that the injuries are expected to sideline Markkanen for at least a month and that the absence further strains Utah’s frontcourt depth. The outlet noted the Jazz entered the week with an NBA-worst 1-10 record.
The reports did not provide a specific timetable beyond the four-week reevaluation. NBA.com’s headline explicitly said Markkanen will be reevaluated in four weeks, and CBS Sports described the hand problem as two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand.
Immediate implications
The available accounts frame Markkanen’s injury as a significant setback for the Jazz rotation given his role as the team’s primary scoring forward. CBS Sports wrote that the absence will leave Utah “even further shorthanded in the front court.”
No team statement, rehabilitation timetable beyond the four-week reevaluation, or projected return date was included in the reports. The information in this article is drawn from NBA.com and CBS Sports reporting published Nov. 11, 2026.
Sources: CBS Sports