It looks like Utah Jazz will be without a key starter for another outing on Friday night. According to a team release, the Jazz have ruled Lauri Markkanen for a third-straight game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to low back injury management.

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Minnesota clearly loved the prospect of pairing up Gobert with their promising young core of budding superstar Anthony Edwards and the since-departed Karl-Anthony Towns. So much so, that they dealt away five first-round picks and a handful of honest-to-goodness rotation players for the defensive anchor.

The Utah Jazz are back in the fight on Friday night as the Minnesota Timberwolves are set to travel to Salt Lake City for their second meeting of the season. Last time around, the Timberwolves landed on top 138-113 and will look to try and do the same in this one.

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The Wolves will play in Phoenix on Sunday before embarking on another back-to-back in Minnesota against Philadelphia on Tuesday and then at Charlotte on Wednesday. Jazz update: The Jazz will face the Wolves three more times between Friday and the end of the season.

The Timberwolves are currently 16-14 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Jazz have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. We’ve got all the info and ana

Jazz leading scorer Lauri Markkanen receives a positive injury update ahead of marquee matchup with Timberwolves