At this point, the Nuggets’ injury situation is getting downright ridiculous. They lost Christian Braun in mid-November, then Aaron Gordon a few days later, then Cam Johnson just before Christmas, and then Nikola Jokic just before New Year’s. The team entered Wednesday night’s game with just one healthy starter in Jamal Murray, and they left the game with yet another injury.
Jonas Valanciunas was filling in admirably for Nikola Jokic, but in the second half, the big man made a sharp cut to get open for an inbounds play and appeared to tweak something in his leg. He immediately started limping and hobbling around, left the game, and did not return.