{"id":529594,"date":"2026-01-11T14:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/529594\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:20:50","slug":"final-injury-report-for-hawks-nuggets-will-c-j-mccollum-jamal-murray-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/529594\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Injury Report for Hawks-Nuggets, Will C.J. McCollum, Jamal Murray Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Denver Nuggets<\/a> are at home on Friday night as they host the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in an interconference matchup.<\/p>\n

Denver enters Friday\u2019s game with a 25-12 record after defeating the Boston Celtics<\/a> on the road on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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\"Denver<\/p>\n

Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson (8)David Gonzales-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In Wednesday\u2019s victory over the Celtics, Peyton Watson led the way for the Nuggets as he recorded 30 points and six rebounds while Jamal Murray<\/a> added 22 points, eight rebounds and 17 assists of his own.<\/p>\n

Now Denver will try to grab another victory at home as they face off against the Hawks in a tough matchup.<\/p>\n

On the other side, Atlanta enters Friday\u2019s contest with an 18-21 record after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> at home on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\"Atlanta<\/p>\n

Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10)Mike Watters-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Zaccharie Risacher led the way for the Hawks in Wednesday\u2019s victory as he ended the game with 25 points and eight rebounds while Jalen Johnson recorded 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n

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While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Friday night\u2019s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Hawks Injury Report, Will C.J. McCollum, Kristaps Porzingis Play?<\/p>\n

For the Hawks, they have four players listed on their injury report for Friday\u2019s game against the Nuggets.<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

Former Washington Wizards guard CJ McCollum (3)Daniel Kucin Jr&period;-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Atlanta has ruled out both C.J. McCollum and Corey Kispert as they will not make their team debut after they were traded to the Hawks from the Washington Wizards<\/a> as part of the Trae Young<\/a> trade that was made official on Friday.<\/p>\n

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The Hawks have listed Kristaps Porzingis<\/a> as questionable due to left Achilles tendonitis and if he is sidelined, both Onyeka Okongwu and Mouhamed Gueye will likely have larger roles.<\/p>\n

\"Atlanta<\/p>\n

Atlanta Hawks forward\/center Kristaps Porzingis (8) \u00a9 Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

N’Faly Dante has been ruled out as he is set to miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery for a torn ACL.<\/p>\n

Nuggets Injury Report, Will Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon Play?<\/p>\n

On the other side, the Nuggets have eight players listed on their injury report, including both Murray and Aaron Gordon.<\/p>\n

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\"Denver<\/p>\n

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) \u00a9 Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Denver has listed Murray as probable due to both a left ankle sprain and an illness, though he is expected to play.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets have also listed Gordon as probable and he is expected to play despite still recovering from a right hamstring strain.<\/p>\n

\"Denver<\/p>\n

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32)Mandatory Credit&colon; Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Christian Braun and Bruce Brown<\/a> have also been listed as probable for Friday, though they are both expected to be available.<\/p>\n

Spencer Jones has been listed as questionable with left ankle inflammation and an illness while the Nuggets have ruled out Nikola Jokic<\/a>, Cameron Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas as they continue to be sidelined while recovering from injuries.<\/p>\n

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Fans can catch Friday night\u2019s matchup between the Hawks and Nuggets from Denver at 9:00 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jan 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Denver Nuggets are at home on Friday night as they host the Atlanta Hawks in an interconference…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3781],"tags":[877,208,7,75,6850,7504,2726,561,6339,301,187,3943,11606,2990,762,6890,871,6449,6,470,253,302,58309,493,1146,494,468,1246],"class_list":["post-529594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-denver-nuggets","tag-aaron-gordon","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-basketball","tag-boston-celtics","tag-bruce-brown","tag-c-j-mccollum","tag-cameron-johnson","tag-christian-braun","tag-corey-kispert","tag-denver","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-denvernuggets","tag-injury-report","tag-jalen-johnson","tag-jamal-murray","tag-jonas-valanciunas","tag-kristaps-porzingis","tag-mouhamed-gueye","tag-nba","tag-new-orleans-pelicans","tag-nikola-jokic","tag-nuggets","tag-nuggets-injury-report","tag-onyeka-okongwu","tag-peyton-watson","tag-trae-young","tag-washington-wizards","tag-zaccharie-risacher"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}