Unfortunately, Jusuf Nurkic had a slight setback at the start of February when a leg strain set him back a few weeks. It’s not that the injury was serious, but more that Nurk couldn’t use team full contact training to get back to game fitness. The Portland Trail Blazers were never going to rush him back after such a serious injury, so it made sense to hold him out as he continues to work towards game fitness.
It looked as if Nurk’s calf strain wasn’t serious, it did delay his return to fitness but an educated guess would still say he will probably return in the first or second week of March.