Denver Nuggets

Will Nuggets big man Jusuf Nurkic be ready for the season opener?

Published Sep. 9, 2015 5:20 p.m. ET

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Denver Nuggets big man Jusuf Nurkic is still recovering from knee surgery he had late last season, which has forced him to miss out on EuroBasket 2015 this summer.

While some of his teammates play in the tournament, including Danilo Gallinari, Nurkic is rehabbing and recovering. But will he be ready for the start of the regular season?

Here's more from Christopher Dempsey at the Denver Post:

"One Nuggets player missing out on the tournament is center Jusuf Nurkic. The big man was set to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina, but knee surgery in late spring put an end to that. Nurkic has been rehabbing the knee in Denver with hopes of being ready when the season starts or soon thereafter."

(h/t Denver Post)