As the Nuggets and the rest of the basketball world wait to see when Nikola Jokic will return from injury, fans try to read every tea leaf and predict the future. There was some optimism after seeing Jokic walking into a game comfortably, laughing, and hearing that he had already started bike work. Excitement was starting to build around an early return.
But yesterday, Shams Charania went on ESPN and poured a little bit of cold water on the situation, reporting that Jokic is still eying a late January return, with more reporting coming in from Tony Jones of the Athletic indicating that the Nuggets are hoping to have Jokic back before the All-Star break.