The Utah Jazz have been fined $100,000 by the NBA for violating player availability policies, something that covers multiple Jazz games.

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 Utah Jazz are within range of the no.1 overall pick, but the NBA has caught on to their apparent attempt to tank the season.

The Utah Jazz are currently in the midst of a six-game losing streak. One of those six losses came in a 125-122 defeat against the Washington Wizards on Mar. 5.

The NBA officially announced Wednesday a $100,000 fine to the Utah Jazz organization for sitting Lauri Markkanen out of the team’s game against the Washington Wizards on March 5, “as well as other recent games,” as part of the league’s Player Participation Policy.

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 on Wednesday for violating the league's player participation policy after failing to make leading scorer Lauri Markkanen available for recent games. The league said it was penalizing the team for failing to make Markkanen available at Washington on March 5 as well as other games the past few weeks.

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,

The NBA announced Wednesday it fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violating the league's player participation policy that was put in place before the 2023-24 campaign. "The violation occurred when the Jazz failed to make Lauri Markkanen,

UTAH JAZZ FINED $100,000 NEW YORK, March 12, 2025 – The NBA announced today that the Utah Jazz organization has been fined $100,000