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Agent says Michael Porter Jr. cleared for contact, could return in March

The Denver Nuggets have won six in a row, 8-of-9, have an MVP candidate in Nikola Jokic

And they are just about to get healthy.

Point guard Jamal Murray is nearing a return from his torn ACL, and now comes word Michael Porter Jr. has been cleared for contact as he recovers from another back surgery, and he is eyeing a March return. Porter’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, laid it out for Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Michael Porter Jr. is progressing to be cleared for on-court contact within the next week, freeing a path for him to return to the lineup sometime in March, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Sunday.