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Nikola Jokic's Injury Status Before Jazz-Nuggets

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Nathaniel Holloway | Last updated Mar 28, 2025 8:00 AM ET

The Denver Nuggets will be at home at Ball Arena on Friday as they host the struggling Utah Jazz.

Denver enters Friday’s contest amid a recent rough stretch as they have dropped five of their last 10 games, but they are coming off a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

They will now look to pick up another victory against a Jazz team that has lost four consecutive games and nine of their last 10 contests.

Of course, the headliner for Friday’ game is the availability of Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic after he returned from a five-game absence in Wednesday’s victory.

The good news for the Nuggets is that Jokic is listed as probable for Friday’s game despite still dealing with a lingering ankle injury.

Injury Report ahead of tomorrow’s game against the Jazz:

PROBABLE:
Nikola Jokić (Left Ankle Impingement)
Christian Braun (Left Foot Strain)
Aaron Gordon (Right Calf Injury Management/Left Ankle Sprain)
Michael Porter Jr. (Low Back Strain)

QUESTIONABLE:
Jamal Murray (Right… pic.twitter.com/lClqAFjMTI
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 27, 2025

This is massive news for Denver as it looks as though Jokic will once again be on the court against the Jazz, which makes the Nuggets a much better teams than when they were without him.

Of course, Jokic had a monster game in his return to injury against the Bucks on Wednesday as he recorded a triple-double with 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and he will look to continue his dominant season against Utah on Friday.

It has been an incredible season for Jokic thus far as he is once again in the MVP conversation as he is arguably putting together the best season of his career.

This season, the 30-year-old center is averaging 29.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, 10.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 57.6% from the field and 41.5% from three-point range.

While Jokic is expected to play on Friday, the Nuggets may be without their star point guard Jamal Murray as he has been listed as questionable due to right hamstring tightness.

The Nuggets have also listed Michael Porter Jr., Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon as probable for Friday’s game.

Fans can catch Friday’s matchup between the Jazz and Nuggets at 9:00 p.m. EST.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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