NBA – If the Jazz is eliminated from the “play-in”, Lauri Markkanen will go to the flag from mid-April.
“It’s mandatory, we have to do it, but at the same time we are proud of it”, explains the interior of the Jazz. “I think this is an example to follow. And I’m sure I can do it without it affecting my preparation for next season. I would rather train like I normally do [pendant l’intersaison], but I heard they do a good job of combining the two. »
The summer will therefore be busy for the Finn since he has already announced that he wants to participate in the World Cup in Asia. But the very likely elimination of Jazz will allow him to combine the two, since he will be enrolled on April 17 in Helsinki. According to the Finnish Federation, ” the main task of the defense forces sports school is to train reconnaissance contingents for emergency and war situations
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“Lauri always said he would,” confirms his agent Michael Lelchitski. “It is important for him, as a citizen, to fulfill his civic duty and not to benefit from any preferential treatment just because he is a famous sportsman. »
Like any Finnish citizen, Lauri Markkanen must perform his military service between the ages of 18 and 30. Initially, he had planned to pass it in 2022, but the Cavaliers’ qualification for the “play-in” had coincided with the date on which he was due to present himself.
