Lauri Markkanen Reacts To Collin Sexton's Instagram Post

Lauri Markkanen commented on Collin Sexton's Instagram post.

Nov 17, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) reacts to a play against the Phoenix Suns in the second quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images / Rob Gray-Imagn Images

Collin Sexton is coming off his second season playing for the Utah Jazz.

The former Alabama star finished the year with averages of 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest while shooting 48.7% from the field and 39.4% from the three-point range in 78 games.

On Saturday, Sexton made a post to Instagram that had over 6,000 likes in 12 hours.

Sexton captioned his post: "Balance. Progression. SEPARATION 🧘🏿"

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One person who left a comment on Sexton's post was his teammate Lauri Markkanen.

Markkanen wrote: "💪🏼💪🏼"

Lauri Markkanen's Comment / September 7

Sexton and Markkanen have been teammates for each of the previous three seasons.

They were on the Cleveland Cavaliers together during the 2022 season.

Following that year, both players were traded to the Jazz as part of the Donovan Mitchell blockbuster deal.

Dec 28, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) celebrates with Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images / Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

Sexton was the eighth pick in the 2018 NBA Draft after his one season at Alabama.

Over six seasons, he has career averages of 18.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest while shooting 46.9% from the field and 38.3% from the three-point range in 344 regular season games.

Mar 15, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) dunks the ball against the Atlanta Hawks during the third quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images / Rob Gray-Imagn Images

Meanwhile, Markkanen is coming off another extremely productive year.

He finished with averages of 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest while shooting 48.0% from the field and 39.9% from the three-point range in 55 games.

He's 7 feet tall, shooting 40% from 3, setting screens and grabbing boards... @utahjazz coach Will Hardy breaks down the luxury of having Lauri Markkanen in the latest Coaches Corner!

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As for the Jazz, they finished the season as the 12th seed in the Western Conference with a 31-51 record.

They have been unable to make the NBA playoffs since the 2022 season.