So THIS is How You Pronounce Lauri (Markkanen)!

Co-hosts ANDRE IGUODALA and EVAN TURNER welcome Utah Jazz star LAURI MARKKANEN to the show. In this short clip, Lauri explains how to pronounce his name with a fire cultural reference. Tap in for the entire podcast on our channel @pointforward!
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[@SoTurtles]

Yea he’s a warrior

[@Idk61324]

not anymore since jazz doing so good

[@josephv7899]

i wish

[@johnsmith_1942]

It's pronounced very different.. amazing tht grown men don't know hollywood films are watched outside USA. I'm a finn and seen Juice, Spike Lee movies, Friday, Chris Tucker films, Cosby, blaxploitation etc.. Knowing black history is also just basic general knowledge.. I mean people watch documentaries and stuff. I'm sure it's the same situation in many countries... Possibly American's just don't watch "foreign films" :)

[@area11_t36]

true… that’s actually cool

[@moiolenmio]

Lauri❤🇫🇮

[@Unknwn733]

🇫🇮💙

[@dankfulm1c.273]

My glorious king

[@AdamColes-iq6mh]

NGL Evan Turner sounds like he needs his tonsils taken out

[@pho3nix-]

LMAO

[@seizya]

What's crazy is that if I worked at a hotel, and I'm not a basketball fan, I would've believed that Lauri's name is Mike Lowrey, and just in case, he could get away saying "Mother's Finnish" to be really convincing.

[@shrummedia5059]

Why even turner have the same exact voice as lil yachty🤣🤣

[@magicofshootingstar5825]

So that's how English speakers pronunciate it. Lauri knows you wouldn't be able to handle the proper Finnish way of rolling your r's 😉😁
Anyways, nice for you to actually ask and learn and not just totally butcher it like so many others 👍

[@y212ify]

😭

[@fazediamond5671]

I thought it was lor rey not lowrey

[@kos-mos98]

"lou" sound in "loud" + re (you roll r's in finnish but whatever)