Nuggets guard Markus Howard left Wednesday’s game in the second half with a left knee injury but appears to have avoided a worst-case scenario, a league source told The Denver Post.
Howard didn’t travel with the team on its upcoming three-game road trip and instead stayed in Denver where he’ll undergo more testing. The Nuggets expect to have more clarity by Friday.
On the team’s official injury report, Howard was listed as out with a left knee sprain for Friday’s game at Atlanta.
Following Wednesday night’s 124-107 loss to Minnesota, Nuggets coach Michael Malone expressed optimism that Howard might’ve just hyperextended his knee as an opposing player landed on his leg while scrambling for a loose ball.