In a game with heavy playoff implications for the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets will be without Nikola Jokic on Sunday evening. Due to calf tightness, the two-time Most Valuable Player is set to miss his third consecutive game on Sunday against the Warriors.
Via @DaltonJ_Johnson on Twitter:
Nikola Jokic is OUT tonight for the Nuggets against the Warriors with right calf tightness
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) April 2, 2023
Over 67 games, the four-time All-Star is averaging 24.9 points on 63.4% shooting from the floor with 11.9 rebounds and 9.9 assists in another MVP bid.
With Jokic out, the Warriors will have to turn their attention to slowing down Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon. Veteran big Jeff Green is set to enter the starting lineup with Jokic set to miss Sunday’s contest.
Via @anthonyVslater on Twitter:
Warriors shifting back big in Denver while the Nuggets go small without Jokic.
*Warriors starters: Steph Curry, Donte DiVincenzo, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney
*Nuggets starters: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Jeff Green
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 3, 2023
Without Jokic on the floor, the Warriors will have a chance to steal a much-needed road victory over the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. The Warriors are set to tip off in Denver at 5:30 p.m. PT on Sunday evening.
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