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What do we know about Nikola Jokic’s elbow injury?

The Nuggets suffered a heavy loss in their game against the Rockets, but fans and players alike will be more concerned about their star’s status.

The Nuggets suffered a heavy loss in their game against the Rockets, but fans and players alike will be more concerned about their star’s status.
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Though the team remains within the top 5 seeds in the Western Conference, what appears to have been an elbow injury sustained by the team’s talisman will be of grave concern. Indeed, now is not the time for the 2023 NBA Champions to take that kind of blow.

Nuggets sweat on Nikola Jokic’s injury

On Wednesday night, the Denver Nuggets were on the receiving end of an uncharacteristically severe beating but that wasn’t the worst of it. Sadly, Nikola Jokic was ruled out of the game prior to tip-off with what appears to have been an elbow injury.

During his postgame press conference Nuggets head coach Mike Malone stated that the three-time NBA MVP suffered the injury in warmups. Malone claimed it “popped up last minute.” but gave no indication as to how serious the injury was, explaining that he had not yet spoken with the team’s trainers. Jokic was officially ruled out due to elbow inflammation but it’s worth noting that he was not listed on the team’s injury report before the game.

As one can probably guess, it was a terrible time for the Nuggets without their star and playing against a team that sits 3 spots above them in the Western Conference. As evidenced by the 128-108 scoreline, the Nuggets were taken apart by their opponent. Yet, to be fair, without a player who is averaging 30.6 points, 13.2 rebounds and 9.9 assists in 36.9 minutes per game it was always going to be a rough night.

That’s without mentioning the fact that he’s also nailing 55.5% of his shots from the field and 47.1% from beyond the arc. There’s no compensation for those kinds of numbers. It should also be said that the Nuggets were without Aaron Gordon who is a major piece of the puzzle in offense. As mentioned before, there has been no official word on how serious Jokic’s injury is but rest assured the Nuggets and their fans will be sweating on this one.

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