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Lauri Markkanen Does Something No Jazz Player Has Since Karl Malone

It's only taken eight games into the season for Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen to make some unique franchise history. According to a post from the Jazz, Markkanen is the first Jazz player to reach 20-plus points in his first eight games of the season since Karl Malone did so nearly three decades ago.

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