Denver Stiffs · Oct 24, 2017
Juancho Hernangomez is out with mononucleosis
The news broke this morning: Juancho Hernangomez has been diagnosed with mononucleosis and will be out indefinitely.
Marc Stein confirmed the “out indefinitely” part while the Nuggets announced he would not make the road trip, and that’s to be expected with mono. It’s a virus so there is no medication to be taken for it, and it can enlarge a patient’s spleen putting them in danger in any contact sport. Basketball is not football or hockey in terms of contact, but falling to the floor is still an accepted hazard that could put Hernangomez’s life at risk if he is in that percentage with spleen issues.