There’s concerns for Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic after the MVP favourite suffered a non-contact knee injury.
Jokic just before half-time of Denver’s loss in Miami on Tuesday (AEDT) went down clutching his left knee after it appeared to hyperextend when teammate Spencer Jones accidentally stood on his foot.
The three-time MVP grimaced in pain on the court for some time, before getting up and limping to the locker room unassisted in extremely worrying scenes for the Nuggets.
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Jokic missed the remainder of the game, with Denver unable to provide an immediate update on the severity of the injury.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reports Jokic will undergo an MRI on Tuesday (US time).
The depleted Nuggets have already been smashed by injuries this season, with three of their starters, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun and Cam Johnson, currently sidelined.
Yet Denver has managed to stay alive, in large, thanks to Jokic, to currently sit third in the West at 22-10 as the second-favourite for the NBA title behind Oklahoma City.
But a serious setback to Jokic, 30, would be a devastating blow to the Nuggets’ championship hopes and season at large.
The timing couldn’t be worse, with Denver now set to be down four starters two games into a seven-game road trip including its seventh game in 10 days.
They play a back-to-back in Toronto on Thursday (AEDT).
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