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Will two Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray ultimately be available in a critical clash of Western Conference playoff hopefuls on Tuesday night?
Prior to hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver announced that both its superstar center and its sharpshooting point guard could sit out a crucial encounter.
Injury Report ahead of tomorrow’s game against the Timberwolves:
PROBABLE:
Nikola Jokić (Left Ankle Impingement)
Christian Braun (Left Foot Strain)QUESTIONABLE:
Jamal Murray (Right Hamstring Tightness)
Aaron Gordon (Illness/Right Calf Injury Management)OUT:
Julian… pic.twitter.com/FddQLLVi0T— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 31, 2025
Per this pregame injury report, three-time league MVP center Nikola Jokic was considered probable to play through a left ankle impingement. Swingman Christian Braun was also seen as being likely to suit up through a left foot strain.
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Denver guard Jamal Murray, who has yet to make an All-Star team but has often knocked at the door, led the group of questionable options with right hamstring tightness.
Power forward Aaron Gordon was also questionable with an illness and a sore right calf.
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Shooting guard Julian Strawther (left knee sprain) and power forward DaRon Holmes II (right Achilles tendon repair) have been ruled out.
Following an intense midgame fracas with the Detroit Pistons on Monday, two critical Timberwolves contributors will serve out their single-game suspensions against Denver.
UPDATED Minnesota @Timberwolves Status Report in advance of tonight’s game at Denver:
OUT
DiVincenzo – League Suspension
Reid – League Suspension
Shannon Jr. – Right Groin Strain— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) April 1, 2025
Reigning Sixth Man of the Year center/power forward Naz Reid, who’s in line to make a mint in free agency this summer, and guard Donte DiVincenzo are both on the shelf for their shenanigans.
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Timberwolves swingman Terrence Shannon Jr. is still grappling with a strained right groin.
Now, the fates of both Jokic and Murray have been ascertained.
Jokic will be available, after all. The 6-foot-11 big man will now play in his 65th game of the season, setting him up for an inevitable seventh consecutive All-NBA Team honor this spring.
Nikola Jokic (ankle) available to play Tuesday.
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) April 2, 2025
Across his prior 64 bouts, the 30-year-old has been averaging a triple-double of 29.3 points on .574/.412/.803 shooting splits, 12.8 rebounds, and 10.2 assists. Should he keep this up over the course of the full year, he’ll become just the third player ever — and the first non-guard — to achieve a triple-double for an NBA season.
Murray, who’s been out since March 26, has already hit the 65-game mark — although he seems like a long shot to make his first-ever All-NBA team during a season riddled with injuries, he is the second-best player on the third-best team in the West.
The 6-foot-5 point guard will sit out another game, Denver has announced.
Jamal Murray (hamstring) ruled out Tuesday.
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) April 2, 2025
Boasting a 47-28 record, Denver currently has a tenuous grip on the conference’s No. 3 seed. The 43-32 Timberwolves are the No. 7 seed, but are just one game behind the No. 5-seeded Memphis Grizzlies, who appear to be tumbling fast. Both clubs are angling to win as many games as they can in a crowded West.
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