Christian Brown will miss several weeks with a severe ankle sprain
The The Denver Nuggets were Rolling recently thanks in large part to the superstar’s heroics great man Nikola Jokić. Jokic recently poured in 55 points against the Los Angeles Clippers in a game-winning effort, moving Denver’s record to 9-2 on the season.
Unfortunately, the Nuggets won on Friday some bad news regarding shooter Christian Brown.
“Denver Nuggets starter Christian Brown will be re-evaluated in six weeks after spraining his left ankle, sources tell ESPN,” ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on X, formerly Twitter.
Brown has had a somewhat quiet start to the 2025-26 NBA season after signing a major contract extension during the offseason to remain in Denver. Brown took over the starting job last year after the departure of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and has mostly played well, establishing himself as a capable player on both sides of the ball.
Brown’s impending absence opens the door for more role playing time for the likes of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown off the bench, each brought to Denver in free agency last year. The Nuggets are also likely to rely even more heavily on Jokic’s heroics going forward, which hasn’t been a problem to this point in the season.
Either way, the Nuggets will next take the floor Saturday night to host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a rematch of the 2024 playoff series between the two teams, which Minnesota won in seven.
2025-11-14 23:02:00
