The injury report was released like it always is, one hour prior to Phoenix Suns’ tipoff. The name we were all interested to see was that of Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic, who tweaked his ankle in an embarrassing loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, has been a vital cog in the sputtering Suns machine this season. His absence would surely be felt as the team is 0-4 in games in which he was absent.
With the Denver Nuggets on the schedule, it seemed to be an insurmountable task to overcome.