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Denver Nuggets prima Nikola Jokic appeared to suffer a knee wounded conscionable earlier halftime of Monday night’s crippled against nan Miami Heat, adding to a increasing database of NBA stars sidelined by wounded this season.
The wounded to Jokic happened pinch seconds remaining successful nan 2nd 4th erstwhile teammate Spencer Jones stepped backward and planted connected Jokic’s near foot.
Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) walks connected nan tribunal during nan first half of an NBA hoops crippled against nan Miami Heat successful Miami, Florida, connected Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The three-time MVP victor instantly dropped to nan crushed successful evident symptom and appeared to drawback his near knee. He did not return to nan tribunal successful nan 2nd half of Denver’s 147-123 nonaccomplishment to Miami.
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"Immediately, he knew thing was wrong," Nuggets caput coach David Adelman said aft nan game. "Hey, this is portion of nan NBA. Anybody who gets wounded successful this game, it's benignant of gut-wrenching, particularly personification arsenic typical arsenic he is."
Adelman said nan squad will cognize much astir nan grade of nan wounded – and his betterment – erstwhile nan MRI results travel backmost connected Tuesday.
"We'll move connected arsenic a team. Obviously, correct now, I'm much concerned conscionable astir him arsenic a personification and nan disappointment of going done thing for illustration that."
Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) grabs his near knee arsenic caput coach David Adelman approaches him aft an wounded against nan Miami Heat during nan 2nd 4th astatine Kaseya Center successful Miami, Florida, connected Dec. 29, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)
Jokic reportedly hyperextended his knee, and successful a best-case scenario, he could miss conscionable a fewer weeks. He entered Monday’s title averaging 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists and is already an early favourite successful nan MVP conversation.
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Despite not returning for nan 2nd half, Jokic put up a stellar capacity pinch 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
Jokic became nan latest NBA prima to beryllium sidelined this season, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is assured that contempt nan optics, injuries are down this year.
"The information we person truthful acold this play is we person nan lowest number of injuries successful nan past 3 years," Silver said this month. "I’ll extremity location and say, sloppy wherever nan level of injuries stands versus anterior years, of people nan soft insubstantial injuries interest us. All injuries interest us, for that matter. The astir frustrating rumor correct now, and nan 1 that we person seemingly nan slightest power over, is keeping prima players connected nan floor."
Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic (15) holds his knee aft an wounded against nan Miami Heat during nan 2nd 4th astatine Kaseya Center successful Miami, Florida, connected Dec. 29, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)
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Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, nan Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams are conscionable a fewer of nan large names that person missed important clip this play pinch injuries. Jokic is now added to that list.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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