He has done his job for this year and will serve the… motherland o Lauri Markkanen!
The Finnish Jazz forward, after an outstanding individual season in Utah, will take advantage of his team’s exclusion from the playoffs NBA so as to be classified in Finnish army!
In fact, the talented player had informed the management of the team that he was going to fulfill his military obligations and so a few days ago, he found himself in the camp specially designed for athletes, Defense Sports Schoolin order to begin his education.
However, there he is not going to follow the footsteps of a common soldier, as the training program includes individual training sessions, with the aim of “building” good physical condition, in view of 2023 World Cup.
We remind you that Markkanen, this season, was excellent, as he averaged 25.6 points, while pulling down 8.6 rebounds and distributing 1.9 assists, in 34.4 minutes of participation, taking part in a total of 66 games.
Lauri Markannen is shaved, packed, and ready to start his Finnish military service time. ????
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— theScore (@theScore) April 17, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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