DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics ... which is unfortunate,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said before the game. Jokic is coming off a stretch in which he averaged ...

DENVER – Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the ... which is unfortunate,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said before the game.

DENVER — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the Celtics on Tuesday night because of an illness. The Nuggets center went from probable to questionable to out over the course of the day. He was seen leaving the arena a little more than an hour before tipoff.