{"id":511794,"date":"2026-01-02T13:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/511794\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:18:13","slug":"nuggets-injury-woes-continue-as-jonas-valanciunas-sidelined-for-a-month-with-strained-calf-pro-national-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/511794\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets’ injury woes continue as Jonas Valanciunas sidelined for a month with strained calf | Pro National Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER (AP) \u2014 The Denver Nuggets’ injury woes continued Thursday with news that backup center Jonas Valanciunas will miss at least a month with a strained right calf he suffered in his first start in place of injured superstar Nikola Jokic.<\/p>\n

Valanciunas was injured with 4:03 left in the third quarter of Denver’s 106-103 win at Toronto<\/a> on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n

Valanciunas joins four starters who are sidelined. Jokic got hurt in Miami on Monday night and an MRI the following day<\/a> revealed a hyperextended left knee, sideling him at least a month.<\/p>\n

Before than, forward Cameron Johnson hyperextended his right knee in a game at Dallas, joining Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle) on the sideline.<\/p>\n

Gordon and Braun are close to returning.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets are 23-10 and in third place in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/a><\/p>\n

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