Denver Post · Jan 25, 2020
Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr after logging double-double vs. Pelicans: “My back is fine”
Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) goes to the basket against Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. The Nuggets won 113-106. NEW ORLEANS – Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. said he didn’t think he was going to play Friday night against the Pelicans before going out and dropping a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double in the 113-106 gutsy win over the Pelicans.
He said he tweaked his back lifting Wednesday in Houston, which is why he missed the loss to the Rockets.