MILWAUKEE — Two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic will not play for the Western Convention-leading Denver Nuggets on Wednesday evening at Milwaukee as he continues to get well from a decent left hamstring.
This would be the third sport up to now 4 that Jokic has missed. After sitting out two video games, Jokic returned Tuesday and had 25 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 99-98 victory at New Orleans.
Jokic has recorded a triple-double in every of the final 4 video games he has performed.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone stated Jamal Murray (left knee), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (sprained proper wrist) and Michael Porter Jr. (private causes) additionally will not play Wednesday. This would be the third straight sport Porter has missed.
Jokic, Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter and Bones Hyland (sprained left finger) all had been listed as questionable on the Nuggets’ harm report. Malone says Hyland’s standing for the Bucks sport stays unsure.
The Bucks shall be lacking Bobby Portis and rookie MarJon Beauchamp.
Portis will miss a sport for the primary time this season after spraining his proper medial collateral ligament and proper wrist in a 150-130 victory at Detroit on Monday. The Bucks stated he shall be reevaluated in two weeks.
Beauchamp is out with proper knee soreness.