In Jokic's absence, New Orleans out-rebounded Denver 56-38, including 17-5 in offensive rebounds. Rookie center Yves Missi led the way for the Pelicans with a game-high and season-high 12 rebounds.

The Denver Nuggets were without star center Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone for their NBA Cup opener Friday night ...

The Denver Nuggets lost their first NBA Cup matchup of the 2024-25 season against the New Orleans Pelicans tonight, falling ...

The shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans desperately needed a win after suffering a six-game losing streak. With the Denver ...

Brandon Ingram scored 29 points to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 101-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets, who played ...

Denver was fending for the first time this season without Nikola Jokic, who didn’t travel with ... I’ll leave it at that.” ...

Three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic will miss the Denver Nuggets' NBA Cup game at New Orleans on Friday night due to personal ...

Nuggets lead assistant David Adelman took over for Malone and said the most difficult challenge of stepping in was that ...

The Denver Nuggets unexpectedly announced on Thursday that superstar center Nikola Jokic was questionable for Friday’s game ...

We’re not fully there yet, but going onto Nikola Jokic ‘s basketball-reference page is getting to a similarly very silly ...

As the Denver Nuggets prepare for the Emirates NBA Cup, they may be without three-time MVP Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets will ...