Hearts sank in deep pits when Nikola Jokic trudged off the court with an extreme limp. The Denver Nuggets played against the Miami Heat on December 29 when things went awry.
Dr. Brian Sutterer admitted that Nikola Jokic’s knee injury looked very painful, but may not be too serious. Nikola Jokic picked up a knee injury during the Denver Nuggets’ loss to the Miami Heat, forcing him out of the game after halftime.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Denver Nuggets’ late-December road matchup against the Miami Heat quickly turned from routine to unsettling after superstar center Nikola Jokic went down with a frightening knee injury just before halftime.
Denver Nuggets fans saw arguably the worst possible thing that could happen to the franchise earlier today in the second half of their clash against the Miami Heat.
For the first time this season, the Denver Nuggets have suffered consecutive losses. On Monday night, the Nuggets got crushed in a 147-123 loss to the Heat, and things could not be much worse for this Denver team.
Denver's three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee injury as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Nuggets 147-123 on Monday. Norman Powell scored 25 points while Nikola Jovic added 22 and Jaime Jaquez Jr.
The Nuggets held their breath Monday night in Miami, as Nikola Jokic held his knee. Jokic exited the game with a left knee injury and did not return, a development that immediately shifted the focus from the score to the season.
The NBA landscape may have just shifted drastically. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic went down on Monday night against the Miami Heat with an ugly-looking left knee injury.
The Nuggets got good news on forward Cameron Johnson following his right knee injury on Tuesday. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), an MRI on Johnson’s knee showed a bone bruise, but no structural damage.