"Jokic was alone under the basket and appeared to step forward to help Denver's Spencer Jones defend a drive by Miami's Jaime Jaquez Jr. as time was about to expire in the second quarter. While backtracking, Jones stepped on Jokic's left foot and it seemed the center's knee buckled a bit. Jokic collapsed to the court, grabbing at the knee."
"With about three seconds left before intermission, Jokic limped off the court and did not return in the second half. "Immediately, he knew something was wrong," coach David Adelman said after the game. "Anybody who gets hurt in this game, it's kind of gut-wrenching, especially somebody as special as he is." He was helped to his feet, then made his way to the locker room under his own power but with a pronounced limp."
Nikola Jokic suffered a left knee hyperextension during Monday night's 147-123 loss at the Miami Heat and will miss at least four weeks pending re-evaluation. He limped off the court with about three seconds left before intermission and did not return in the second half. While backtracking, Denver's Spencer Jones stepped on Jokic's left foot, causing the center's knee to buckle and Jokic to collapse to the court clutching his knee. Coach David Adelman said Jokic immediately sensed the injury and called the situation gut-wrenching. Jokic walked to the locker room with a pronounced limp. The Nuggets were scheduled to fly to Toronto for Wednesday's game.
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