Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen learned some valuable lessons while serving for the Finnish military over the summer. The All-Star forward spent the summer learning to camp, shoot a gun and work ...

Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen loves his native country of Finland, even its conscription program requiring males of 18-plus years to serve in the military.Markkanen, who officially reported ...

Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has officially reported for his military service in Finland this week. The 25-year-old Finnish basketball star appeared at the Finnish Defense Forces ...

Utah Jazz Star Lauri Markkanen Shows Off Buzz Cut as He Reports for Military Service in ... Coming off this season with the Utah Jazz, Markkanen broke his career high with an average of 25.6 ...

Lauri Markkanen uses military service to go beyond his comfort zone for Jazz. By Tony Jones. Oct. 3, 2023 Updated Nov. 2, 2023. ... Markkanen is heading into his second season with the Utah Jazz.

Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen will carry out his mandatory service in the Finnish military during this offseason.. Markkanen, 25, grew up in Jyväskylä, Finland, before moving to the United ...

Section 127 of the Constitution of Finland mandates military service conscription of all adult males by the age of 30. Lauri Markkanen, the Utah Jazz’s 25-year-old star forward, has yet to serve ...

How Lauri Markkanen's military service will help him take next step this season with Jazz. ... That sense of humor was in full display Monday during the Utah Jazz's media day.

Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen plans to partake in mandatory military service in Finland during the offseason. According to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, Markkanen said the following about ...

After his first season with the Utah Jazz came to a close this past spring, Lauri Markkanen announced his plans to undergo his mandatory military service for his home country of Finland. Given the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Lauri Markkanen's golden curls are gone. The Utah Jazz All-Star forward reported for military service in Finland earlier this week with a new doo and a new uniform.

Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen is preparing to fulfill his military mandatory service in Finland during the offseason, he told ESPN.The Nordic nation requires all of its male citizens to ...