Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Denver Nuggets were the only threat to OKC. But 29 games in, injuries seem to become their biggest problem. Players like Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon headed the list for sitting out.
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.
The Denver Nuggets suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, as Peyton Watson's buzzer-beating game-winner attempt came just inches away from dropping.
In the middle of the Denver Nuggets' fourth-quarter action against the Dallas Mavericks, starting forward Cam Johnson went down with what the team labeled as a right knee sprain and wound up not returning to the game.
The Denver Nuggets have been one of the NBA's best teams this season, but have now lost two of their last three games, most recently falling to the Dallas Mavericks.
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.
On Tuesday evening, the Denver Nuggets dropped back into the loss column with a narrow road loss at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. The Nuggets had a chance to win this game late, down by one point with seven seconds to go, and Jamal Murray predictably dropped the ball off to superstar Nikola Jokic in the post to go to work.
Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson will undergo an MRI to diagnose the extent of a right knee injury suffered in Tuesday night's loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Tonight, as the Denver Nuggets lost against the Dallas Mavericks, going down 130-131, one moment stole all the attention. Nuggets forward Cam Johnson, the team’s reliable floor spacer and major offseason acquisition, went down with an injury.
The Nuggets may have another injury issue to manage. Forward Cameron Johnson limped off the floor during the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game against Dallas after injuring his right knee.
The Nuggets have another injury concern heading into the holidays. Forward Cameron Johnson limped off the court during the fourth quarter against Dallas on Tuesday after injuring his right knee.
The Denver Nuggets (21-8) are already down a couple of starters, and now they could be without offseason acquisition Cam Johnson following Tuesday night’s 131-130 loss versus the Dallas Mavericks (12-19).
The Denver Nuggets came just inches away from pulling off a comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks. After falling behind by 21 points, the Nuggets stormed back to take a lead of their own, but first-overall pick Cooper Flagg put together one of the best games of his young career to help the Mavericks secure the win.
The Denver Nuggets (21-7) were focused on bolstering their bench during the offseason, but they did not expect to rely on it so much this early into the campaign.
The injuries keep on piling up for the Denver Nuggets, who saw another one of their starting wings, Cam Johnson, leave vs. the Dallas Mavericks with a knee injury.
Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson is making sure children in the Denver area have a happy holiday season by donating Raising Cane‘s bikes and helmets.
Denver Nuggets rookie Tamar Bates will be sidelined for at least 12 weeks, the team said in a Twitter post. “Two-way guard Tamar Bates underwent surgery today to repair a Left Foot Fracture,” the Nuggets tweeted.
On Monday night, Denver came out strong against Utah, scoring 19 points before Utah could get on the scoreboard. The Nuggets continued to score consistently, made an abundance of open threes, and controlled the tempo of the game.
Jamal Murray scored 27 points for the host Denver Nuggets, who opened the game with a 19-0 run on their way to a 135-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Tamar Bates underwent surgery on Monday to repair a fracture in his left foot, according to the Nuggets, who announced (via Twitter) that the rookie guard will be sidelined a minimum of 12 weeks, which is the next time he’ll be reexamined.
The Denver Nuggets may soon be losing another member of their 2023 NBA championship team. Nuggets forward Peyton Watson is expected to leave the team as a free agent in the summer, Bennett Durando of the Denver Post reported on Saturday.