Cam Johnson avoids catastrophic knee injury
The Denver Nuggets are among the best teams in the Western Conference. That’s despite The Nuggets suffered several serious injuries. On Tuesday night, the bug struck again, this time hitting the front Cam Johnson.
Johnson suffered what appeared to be a very serious knee injury in a 131-130 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
But on Wednesday, the Nuggets finally got some good news on the injury front. Johnson results The MRI came back clear of any structural damage, according to USA Today’s Michael Scotto. Only a bone bruise was observed, which caused optimism that the striker could return relatively soon.
Johnson went down in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game, immediately clutching his knee. Nuggets coach David Adelman didn’t sound too optimistic after the loss. But he, and the rest of the team, can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
There is no set timetable for his return yet. But he should be back on the field sometime in the near future. That’s especially important given the injuries the Nuggets have suffered this season. Christian Brown only played in 11 games this season. Aaron Gordon, who was in the midst of a breakthrough campaign, only played in the 13th.
This puts even more emphasis on Johnson’s role as the team’s third leading scorer behind Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
Denver and the Brooklyn Nets completed a blockbuster trade that sent Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick in exchange for Johnson.
The former Nets winger had a very slow start with the Nuggets. But since taking on a bigger role, Johnson has finally started to fit into the offense. In the last 16 games, he is averaging 15 points on 50% shooting and 51% from the center.
2025-12-24 20:14:00
