Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić is available to play tonight against the Denver Nuggets after originally being questionable with right calf tightness.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Nurkić is coming off a franchise-record performance in the Suns‘ (35-26) loss Sunday to the Thunder when he had 31 rebounds. This injury designation was new for him.
#Suns Jusuf Nurkić AVAILABLE https://t.co/8Ekv1COXJJ
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In the Suns’ only other meeting with Denver this season, Nurkić scored a season-high 31 points and held two-time MVP Nikola Jokic to 21 points on 9-of-18 shooting, but the Suns lost this game on Dec. 1.
Nikola Jokic draws the offensive foul, Jusuf Nurkic thinks it’s a flop and then goes at him and scores two times in a row 😳 #ComingInHot pic.twitter.com/GujInjDX60
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Phoenix is 0-4 without Nurkić this season and 2-4 overall since the All-Star break, so all of these reasons make them glad to have Nurkic available.
Devin Booker (right ankle sprain), Josh Okogie (lower abdominal strain), Nassir Little (left knee inflammation) and Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) are all out for the Suns’ tonight.
The Nuggets (42-19) have a clean injury report. Tonight’s game is on TNT and tips off shortly after 8 p.m. MST.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
