“Is Nikola Jokic’s season over?!”: Denver Nuggets suffer a massive loss as the Joker goes down holding his knee against the Jazz

Tonoy Sengupta | 27/10/2021
"Is Nikola Jokic's season over?!": Denver Nuggets suffer a massive loss as the Joker goes down holding his knee against the Jazz

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic suffers a worrying injury after clashing with Rudy Gobert during game against the Utah Jazz

 

Things just went from bad to worse for the Denver Nuggets.

Last season, the franchise was starting to look like one of the biggest dark horses in the western conference to win it all. However, just before any of those hopes were realized, Jamal Murray went down with a debilitating ACL injury, that kept him out for the rest of the season.

Yes, the team still played incredibly well in the regular season after that point. But, it was undeniable that they weren’t quite the same.

To this day, there is no official timeline on Murray, but it is generally believed that the man will be back sometime this season.

With that being said, you’d think things are looking up again for the Mile High City right? Well, they were, until something happened.

Nuggets fans, look away. We don’t think you’ll want to see this again.

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Nikola Jokic goes down after an ugly clash of knees between him and Rudy Gobert

Yep, this time, it’s the Joker who has found himself off the floor.

In case you haven’t seen just how it happened, here is a tweet that shows the clip.

At first, the collision doesn’t seem too bad. But it may be far worse than what you may expect.

As things stand, the official report states that the man has suffered a knee contusion. However, the fact that he refused to get up for a while after the incident, as well as the lack of weight he put on the leg in question may indicate the possibility of a worse injury.

It seems that only time will tell just how bad this situation is.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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