Denver played Jokic 45 mins on the 2nd night of a B2B in his 4th game in 6 nights after more than a month out with injury – despite Jokic injuring his ankle in the first quarter of the game. Does Denver have the most irresponsible medical team and coaching staff in the entire NBA?
This happens after coach David Adelman admitted he went over the minutes restriction on the 1st night of a B2B, and responded by playing him 45 mins in the 2nd night of a B2B.
In the same game, they also lost Peyton Watson to a hamstring injury, and Spencer Jones to a concussion.
They also played Christian Braun on the 2nd night of a B2B after he has repeatedly dealt with injuries to both ankles the entire season. And they have already been dealt a harsh lesson after Aaron Gordon has already been ruled out for 4-6 weeks for re-aggravating his hamstring injury after they played him on the 2nd night of a B2B.
Denver operate like a team with absolutely zero long-term plan. They’re one irresponsible decision away from shutting down the season, but seemingly the only game that matters is winning the next game.