The Denver Nuggets may have avoided a drastic injury to Nikola Jokic after he left their latest game against the Miami Heat with an apparent knee issue.
The Denver Nuggets suffered their second consecutive loss on Monday night, falling on the road to the Miami Heat by 24 points. This marked the Nuggets' biggest loss of the season and created their first losing streak, but the loss itself was not the worst thing to happen during the game.
David Adelman addressed the media following Nikola Jokic’s injury, outlining what the team expects in his absence. Before last night’s game, the Denver Nuggets were enjoying a strong season.
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.