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Brendan Vogt: Christian Braun has been upgraded to questionable for tomorrow night’s game in Detroit. Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson are still out.
Brandon Rahbar: Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are good to go tonight vs OKC. Thunder missing Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso and Ajay Mitchell. Nuggets missing Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun and Cam Johnson. Neither team is close to full strength. But both teams have an MVP and 1st time All Star.
Brendan Vogt: David Adelman on Christian Braun, who is doubtful to play tonight: “I don’t think he’ll play…just want to make sure that his explosion - his comfort level is where it should be. Cam Johnson is the same way.”
TheOldManAndTheThree: “These people were friends. They were family members. They were parents … their lives are just taken from them. It’s sad and it hurts” -- Cam Johnson speaks on the acts of violence in Minneapolis and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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Vinny Benedetto: Aaron Gordon is out for tomorrow’s game in Memphis with a right hamstring strain. Nikola Jokic, Christian Braun and Cam Johnson remain out. Jamal Murray, Peyton Watson and Jonas Valanciunas are questionable again.
Denver Nuggets: Injury Update ahead of tonight’s game against the Hawks: AVAILABLE: Christian Braun (Left Ankle Sprain) Bruce Brown (Right Knee Inflammation) Aaron Gordon (Right Hamstring Strain) OUT: Jamal Murray (Left Ankle Sprain, Illness) Spencer Jones (Left Ankle Inflammation, Illness Nikola Jokić (Left Knee Bone Bruise) Cameron Johnson (Right Knee Bone Bruise) Jonas Valančiūnas (Right Calf Strain)
Austin Krell: In addition to Nikola Jokic and Cam Johnson being out, the Nuggets have ruled out Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, and Tim Hardaway Jr. for tonight’s game in Philly. Jokic’s backup, Jonas Valanciunas, is also out.
Tim Bontemps: Nuggets coach David Adelman says both Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun are questionable but “hoping they’ll play.” Adds they’ve had a “good 48 hours … Thank God.” Denver is missing both of them, Nikola Jokic, Jonas Valanciunas and Cam Johnson.
Bennett Durando: Nuggets have a -7 net rating with Jamal Murray and Jonas Valanciunas on/Nikola Jokic off. But we haven’t gotten to see very much of that duo + another starter. Murray-Valanciunas-Cam Johnson are +11.9 in 57 minutes w/out Jokic. Murray-Valanciunas-Aaron Gordon: +16.8 in 38 mins.
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"Obviously, right now, I’m more concerned just about him as a person," Adelman added about Jokic. "The disappointment of going through something like that, it’s unfortunate, hoping for the best — just like we did for Cam [Johnson] and the other starters that we’ve lost. You just have to stay with it as a team and as a group. Honestly, you have to stay with it as a team and as a group, because that’s how you best support your teammates that are out by honoring them when you play.
Shams Charania: Denver's Cam Johnson will be reevaluated in 4 to 6 weeks with his right knee injury, sources tell ESPN. The Nuggets are now down three starters: Johnson, Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle).
Vinny Benedetto: Cam Johnson, Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon are the only three players on Denver’s injury report for tomorrow night. Nuggets are now calling Johnson’s injury “right knee hyperextension injury management.”
Michael Scotto: JUST IN: Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson had an MRI, which revealed a bone bruise and no structural damage, sources told @hoopshype . Prior to his injury yesterday, Johnson averaged 15 points on 50.6% shooting from the field and 51.8% from 3-point range in his last 16 games.
