Nikola Jokić gave the Denver Nuggets faithful a scare in the team’s 147-123 loss to the Miami Heat. With three seconds left in the second quarter, the three-time MVP went down to the floor, writhing in pain. Teammate Spencer Jones accidentally stepped on Jokić’s foot while backtracking on defense, causing his knee to buckle.
“Immediately, he knew something was wrong,” head coach David Adelman said after the game. “Anybody who gets hurt in this game, it’s kind of gut-wrenching, especially somebody as special as he is.”
