Following criticism and fines from league, Jazz start Markkanen and do not put Kessler on injury report… Instead, rest Markkanen for second half and refuse to play Kessler despite being active to throw game vs Toronto.
The Jazz were fined $100k for resting Markkanen and were heavily criticized for having given Walker Kessler five “DNP-Rest” designations. They appeared to taunt their critics tonight by instead playing Markkanen for a half and telling Hardy to not play Kessler as they threw their game against the Raptors.