Nikola Jokic injury update: Nuggets star leaves game with apparent leg injury originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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This is the opposite of what any Denver Nuggets fan wanted to see. During the closing seconds of the second quarter of the contest between the Nuggets and Miami Heat, star center Nikola Jokic went down with an apparent knee injury.

During game action Jokic fell to the court and grabbed towards his left knee in obvious discomfort. He eventually hobbled back to Denver’s bench and ultimately back to the locker room. He was officially listed as questionable to return by the Nuggets, but he never re-entered the game against Miami.

You can see the play where the injury occurred below:

Nikola Jokic went down with an apparent leg injury vs. the Heat. pic.twitter.com/4kPf9HAOt8

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This story will be updated.