Lauri Markkanen's Wrist Injury Leaves Utah Jazz in Questionable Purgatory
is officially listed as questionable for Tuesday with a wrist injury, adding another chapter to the daily drama of the NBA injury report.
If you have any financial or emotional investment in the , you already know the drill. The questionable tag is the league's most frustrating coin flip, leaving everyone in the dark until about 45 minutes before tip-off.
Markkanen reportedly banged up the wrist in a recent matchup against the . Now, his status is hovering in that gray area that drives bettors and fantasy managers up a wall.
He is the absolute engine of the Utah offense. When the seven-foot sharpshooter is on the floor, the Jazz are a legitimate headache for opposing defenses. When he sits, they look a lot more like a team actively trying to secure lottery ping-pong balls.
Being an NBA fan right now means spending half your week refreshing an app to see if a guy's wrist is feeling 60 percent or 65 percent.
For context, if I tweak my wrist, I just type my group chat messages a little slower. If Markkanen tweaks his, the entire Las Vegas spread shifts by four points and the Utah rotation turns into a guessing game.
Keep an eye on the shootaround reports on Tuesday morning. If the franchise cornerstone is ruled out, expect a heavy dose of the young guys stepping into the void.