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Christos Tsaltas: Hanno Mottola has revealed at @SdnaGr that Lauri Markkanen is going to play for the Finnish national team in Eurobasket 2022. “Looking forward to have Lauri playing for National team this summer. He’s eager to come and our fans can’t wait to see him”. #Cavs #EuroBasket

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lauri Markkanen has been included in Finland’s Defense Forces Sports School list, as noted by BasketNews. Markkanen, 24, is expected to fulfill his military requirement for Finland but is not expected to miss any games for the Cavaliers, who are currently the No. 7 seed in the East with a 14-12 record. “Lauri takes great pride in being from and representing Finland in the NBA,” Markkanen’s agent, Michael Lelchitski of SIG Sports,told HoopsHype in a statement. “One of his civic requirements is serving in the Finnish military. He is prepared to fulfill that duty at the appropriate time.”

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lauri Markkanen has been included in the Finnish Defense Forces Sports School list, meaning the NBA player may need to serve in the Finnish military. A total of 98 athletes from 20 different sports were selected for the III/22 entry round of the sports school. 82 athletes from 15 sports were selected for the Jaeger Regiment of the Guard, and 16 athletes from five different sports were selected for the Kainuu Brigade.

6 months ago – via BasketNews

In general, men in Finland have to go through military service by the age of 28. Professional athletes are designated to serve in a special ‘Sports School’ unit that is meant to help athletes train while completing their military service. The military service is supposed to start on April 11th, 2022, one day after the NBA regular season ends. The shortest military service to be fulfilled for an athlete is 165 days. It is currently unclear how Markkanen will complete his obligation to the country or if he will serve in the military at all.

6 months ago – via BasketNews

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2 years ago – via TalkBasket

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Markkanen: It’s great to go home every time I do that. I love it as a country, obviously. I take a lot of pride being Finnish. But I feel like it’s the people who make it great. You have your family over there, your closest friends, you get to speak Finnish with everybody, which I know if I want to make a point I know how to say it (smiles). It’s great going back home. Obviously, people recognize me there, mostly because of my height. But I think a lot of Finnish people are shy. It’s a lot of whispering behind my back. You learn how to hear your name during some conversations that are far away. So it’s not too much trouble stopping for pictures. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love my fans. But like I said, it’s timing for everything.

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