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The Utah Jazz have been hit with a hefty fine by the NBA. The NBA has fined the Jazz $100,000 for violating the Player Participating Policy when the team failed to make Lauri Markkanen available for a game on March 5. ESPN's Shams Charania shared via X. The NBA has fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violations of the player participation policy.

The NBA announced today in a press release ( Twitter link) that it has fined the Jazz $100K for violating the league’s player participation policy. According to the statement from the league, Utah did not properly make forward Lauri Markkanen available in its March 5 clash with Washington, in addition to other recent contests.