{"id":439752,"date":"2026-01-30T23:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439752\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:21:11","slug":"nuggets-nikola-jokic-listed-as-questionable-and-could-return-from-knee-injury-vs-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439752\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets\u2019 Nikola Joki\u0107 listed as questionable and could return from knee injury vs. Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1949371\" class=\"wp-image-1949371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jokic1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1949371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikola Joki\u0107 is averaging a triple-double for the second straight season.<\/p>\n<p>DENVER (AP) \u2014 Nikola Joki\u0107 is listed as questionable on the injury report for Friday night\u2019s game against the LA Clippers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/lac-vs-den-0022500695\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass<\/a>), setting up the possibility the Denver Nuggets center plays for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Dec. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Joki\u0107 has missed 16 games since limping off the floor just before halftime at Miami. He was diagnosed with a hyperextended left knee, with the Nuggets saying at the time the three-time NBA MVP would be re-evaluated in four weeks. ESPN first reported the plan for Jokic to play Friday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Injury Report ahead of tonight&#8217;s game against the Clippers:<\/p>\n<p>PROBABLE:<br \/>Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas (Right Calf Strain)<br \/>Jamal Murray (Right Hamstring Inflammation, Left Hip Inflammation)<\/p>\n<p>QUESTIONABLE:<br \/>Nikola Joki\u0107 (Left Knee Bone Bruise)<\/p>\n<p>OUT:<br \/>Aaron Gordon (Right Hamstring Strain)\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJgOfwMjJC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lJgOfwMjJC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/2017320475807125771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just in on NBA Today \u2014 Denver Nuggets&#8217; Nikola Jokic returns for tonight&#8217;s game against the Clippers: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VoSbKk9yaA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VoSbKk9yaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2017329603610612016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The knee injury interrupted one of Joki\u0107\u201ds finest seasons. He\u2019s averaging 29.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 11 assists while shooting a career-best 43.5% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>His return Friday would help keep him eligible for major individual NBA awards this season. Should he play all the remaining games, he would finish with 66. He needs to appear in 65 of Denver\u2019s 82 games to be eligible for most awards like MVP and All-NBA.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Joki\u0107 has finished first or second in the MVP balloting in each of the last five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Joki\u0107 was hurt against the Heat when teammate Spencer Jones stepped on his left foot. The center from Serbia fell to the floor and grabbed at his knee before limping toward the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Denver has gone 10-6 in his absence.<\/p>\n<p>Joki\u0107\u2019s return would be a boost for a Nuggets team that just lost Aaron Gordon after the high-flying forward reinjured his right hamstring. Gordon is expected to be out at least a month. Christian Braun (left ankle) and Cameron Johnson (right knee) remain sidelined.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nikola Joki\u0107 is averaging a triple-double for the second straight season. 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