Nikola Jokic was ruled out for the game with an elbow injury shortly before tip-off. In his postgame press conference Nuggets head coach Mike Malone said the three-time NBA MVP suffered the injury in warmups. He claimed it "popped up last minute." Malone had no word on how serious the injury could be as he hadn't spoken to trainers yet.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and forward Aaron Gordon are not playing in the team's home game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Jokic injured his elbow during warmups and was ruled out before the start of the game while Gordon is out due to right calf injury management.

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has won three of the last four NBA MVP awards, and is certainly in the mix for that honor again this season. Entering Tuesday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks,

The Nuggets have a number of players listed on the NBA injury report for Tuesday night's game against the Mavericks.

The Houston Rockets (26-12) travel to play the Denver Nuggets (24-15) on Wednesday at Ball Arena, the first game this season between the two teams. The Rockets won the season series 3-1 in 2023-24, with Alperen Şengün averaging 20.

Three-time Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic hurt his elbow during his pregame warmup and missed Wednesday's loss to the Rockets at Ball Arena. Without Jokic and Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets committed 20 turnovers,