Denver Nuggets big male Nikola Jokic appears to have actually prevented any type of severe injury following a collision with Jazz forward Rudy Gobert on Tuesday evening. Jokic banged knees with Gobert late in the initial half and did not return to the game. The first medical diagnosis from the team was a “right knee contusion.”
After the game Nuggets head instructor Michael Malone said he really did not believe the injury was “anything too as well significant.”
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— Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4) October 27, 2021
Jokic wished to return right into the game, however Malone might be seen informing him not to risk it during halftime warm ups.
” I went up to Nikola as he was heating up as well as asked him ‘How does it feel?’ He said, ‘It feels a little weak,’ so I just shut him down,” said Malone when he consulted with the media postgame.
” He’s far too vital for this group for us to risk him being around if he’s not feeling confident concerning it,” Malone included.
The Nuggets ended up losing the video game 122-110.
The Nuggets will be back in action when they host Dallas on Friday evening.
Niko Medved And CSU Agree To Extension Through 2025-2026 Season
The CSU Rams have gotten to an agreement expansion with men’s basketball head coach Niko Medved that will certainly keep him in Fort Collins through the 2025-2026 season.
” > pic-1828255-text-Niko Medved is entering his third season with the Rams.
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— Niko Medved (@coachNikoMedved) November 20, 2020
” I wish to say thanks to President McConnell, Joe Parker, and also every person in the CSU athletics department,” Medved stated by means of the institution’s launch. “We are so appreciative of the commitment that Colorado State has actually made to our program. It’s clear just how much everybody enjoy staying in Fort Collins, operating at Colorado State and dealing with such terrific people and also student-athletes on a daily basis. We are really delighted concerning this season and really feel terrific concerning the program we are developing at Colorado State.”
Throughout the 2019-2020 season the Rams won 20 games for just the 11th time in program background. CSU’s Nico Carvacho was named to the second-team All-Mountain West group guard Isaiah Stevens was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year as well as a third-team All-Mountain West gamer.
The Rams will certainly open their period on Wednesday.