Everything between the LA Clippers and the Denver Nuggets is still very balanced after the first two matches. However, Denver will have trouble without good news from Nikola Jokic.
After the Denver Nuggets Game 2 win over the LA Clippers, the fans of the highland football team are probably still quite happy. However, disturbing news reached them about one of the team’s two brightest stars.
According to the update from the Denver Nuggets club’s homepage, All-Star striker Nikola Jokic has not yet been able to play in Game 3.
The injury listed by the medical team is a wrist sprain, something the Nuggets fans don’t want to hear at all.
In Game 2, Nikola Jokic played extremely well with 28 points (10-17 FG), accompanied by 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.
It was the Serbian striker who revived his teammates’ morale after the blow-out defeat in Game 1, greatly contributing to the victory to equalize the score against the more highly regarded team LA Clippers.
The seriousness of the injury Nikola Jokic suffered is unclear. But if he were to retire, the next two center-backs to play were Mason Plumlee.
Also, someone who can play a bigger role is Bol Bol, the rookie who has left a lot of impression in a series of friendly matches ahead of the re-launch of the season.
However, no one will be able to fill the void left by Nikola Jokic, who is the Denver Nuggets inspiration next to star defender Jamal Murray.
Meeting the LA Clippers, Jokic is the one who makes the difference when he is capitalizing on Ivica Zubac’s inexperience or Montrezl Harrell’s impatience.
Talking more about Jokic, he is a player who is quite tough and has little injury in his career, despite his seemingly overweight body. Particularly this season, Nikola has not had to stop playing any matches.
Hopefully this is a not too heavy injury and the Serbian midfielder can soon return to play, making this Western semi-final series more attractive and worth watching.