After dealing with a fractured wrist and a calf strain, Portland Trail Blazers starting center Jusuf Nurkic is set to make his return against the Orlando Magic on Friday evening. While the news was originally reported by Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports Northwest, the news was quickly confirmed by the Bosnian Beast himself.
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkiu0107 will make his return to the lineup on Friday vs. Orlando. He's back from a right wrist fractured. Sources tell : Jusuf Nurkiu0107
— Jusuf Nurkiu0107 (@bosnianbeast27) March 25, 2021
The presence of Nurkic has been sorely missed in his absence.