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    Markkanen leaves Kings game with back injury
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    Markkanen leaves Kings game with back injury

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    SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen left the team's game against the Sacramento Kings at halftime with a back injury and did not return to the field.

    Markkanen was ruled out for the remainder of the game with a lower back spasm.

    Rookie Kyle Filipowski started the second half in the All-Star's place.

    Markkanen had seven points and three rebounds in 18 first-half minutes.

    Related: Kyle Filipowski scores first NBA points

    Markkanen leaves Kings game with back injury

    Jazz coach Will Hardy had to change his starting lineup just four games into the season after the team lost forward Taylor Hendricks to a gruesome leg injury.

    In the middle of the Jazz's loss in Dallas, Hendricks appeared to slip at running back on offense and fell awkwardly on his right leg.

    Related: Jazz lose Hendricks after serious leg injury

    In place of Hendricks and Collin Sexton, rookie Cody Williams and veteran Jordan Clarkson were added to the lineup.

    With Hendricks missing from the roster, Filipowski was added to the team's rotation.

    The Jazz selected Filipowski with the 32nd pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft.

    Markkanen had a slow start to the 2024-25 season.

    The 27-year-old averaged 21.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in his first three appearances, but shot just 36 percent from the floor.

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