Good to see it wasn't too significant. From the impact itself, there wasn't a violent buckle, so it seemed like he should come out of it relatively ok. It probably still hurt like **** though.
He'll miss 15-16 games if he's out only 4 weeks and the Nuggets will struggle to win more than half of those. That'll knock them down to at least 5th or 6th place.
Dec 29: Aaron Gordon: Nuggets head coach David Adelman said Saturday that Gordon (hamstring) could return at some point during the back end of the team's ongoing seven-game road trip, Katy Winge of Altitude Sports reports. Christian Braun: Nuggets head coach David Adelman said Saturday that Braun (ankle) could return at some point during the back end of the team's ongoing seven-game road trip, Katy Winge of Altitude Sports reports. Dec 25: Cameron Johnson will be reevaluated in 4-to-6 weeks due to a right knee contusion, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Wed, Dec 31 @ Toronto 6:30 PM Fri, Jan 2 @ Cleveland 6:30 PM Sun, Jan 4 @ Brooklyn Mon, Jan 5 @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM Wed, Jan 7 @ Boston 6:00 PM Fri, Jan 9 vs Atlanta 8:00 PM Sun, Jan 11 vs Milwaukee 7:00 PM Tue, Jan 13 @ New Orleans 7:00 PM Wed, Jan 14 @ Dallas 8:30 PM Sat, Jan 17 vs Washington 8:00 PM Sun, Jan 18 vs Charlotte 7:00 PM Tue, Jan 20 vs Los Angeles Lakers 9:00 PM Thu, Jan 22 @ Washington 6:00 PM Fri, Jan 23 @ Milwaukee 7:00 PM Sun, Jan 25 @ Memphis 2:30 PM Tue, Jan 27 vs Detroit 8:00 PM — 4 weeks Thu, Jan 29 vs Brooklyn 8:00 PM Fri, Jan 30 vs LA Clippers 9:00 PM Sun, Feb 1 vs Oklahoma City 8:30 PM Tue, Feb 3 @ Detroit 6:00 PM Wed, Feb 4 @ New York 6:00 PM Sat, Feb 7 @ Chicago 7:00 PM Mon, Feb 9 vs Cleveland 8:00 PM Wed, Feb 11 vs Memphis 9:00 PM
Jokic is strong. The hyperextension looks like it came from his own upward movement while another Nuggets player stepped on and anchored his foot. His body went up while his leg stayed planted, causing the knee to bend back. Just freak timing.
