Utah, meanwhile, now has to be especially careful to play their best players so as to not get flagged by the NBA for further punishment. In playing Markkanen, Collins, Clarkson, and more veteran talents, games against the likes of Toronto could spell trouble for Utah's record.

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 on Wednesday fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violating its player participation policy. According to the league, the violation occurred when the Jazz failed to make power forward Lauri Markkanen available when Utah took on the host Washington Wizards on March 5,