Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to miss massive Celtics clash
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One of the biggest matchups of the Tuesday night NBA slate pits the Denver Nuggets against the Boston Celtics in a battle of two of the best teams in the NBA so far this season. Unfortunately, the game’s biggest star will not be available. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is a late scratch and will not play due to an illness, according to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post.
Jokic picked up the illness on Monday and it got worse before the game on Tuesday, according to head coach Michael Malone. It has apparently gotten bad enough to keep him out of the game, despite Jokic’s tendency to almost never miss regular season games.
Malone says Jokic is gonna try to play, started feeling ill yesterday pic.twitter.com/X5V7w9oVhF
— Jake Shapiro (@Shapalicious) January 8, 2025
The Nuggets will have an uphill battle against the defending champs without their star. Even though the Celtics are also missing guard Derrick White, they are now the heavy favorites to walk out of Denver with a win.
This story will be updated.
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