On Friday evening, Nikola Jokic made his return to the starting lineup when the Denver Nuggets hosted the Dallas Mavericks. He had missed the previous three games due to personal reasons. While the Nuggets lost by a score of 123-120,

Nikola Jokic’s return made for outstanding theater in the NBA Cup, but the return of his alien stat lines was not enough for Denver. In his first game back after welcoming a newborn son this week, Jokic tallied 33 points,

Nuggets three-time MVP Nikola Jokic is still on the injury report due to personal reasons ahead of the team's NBA Cup game vs. the Grizzlies.