Not in either of his first two seasons as an NBA player. Not at Arizona before that. Not during his experience playing in international tournaments for his native Finland.
Never, people — that’s how long it has been since Lauri Markkanen was in a funk like the one he’s in now.
So many bad games, so little time.
“Probably [never] this much,” the 7-footer said Monday before the Bulls took on the Trail Blazers at the United Center. “Obviously, we go through stuff as a player, but when you play so often — already played, what, [now 18] games?