Michael Porter Jr. will undergo a surgical procedure on his lower back and be out indefinitely.

Porter is expected to make a full recovery but a timetable for his return won't be determined until after the surgery. Porter had been seeking a non-surgical option for his injury.

Porter signed a five-year, $172 million max contract in September.

PJ Dozier has been diagnosed with a torn ACL of the left knee will be out indefinitely. 

Dozier suffered the injury during Tuesday's game at the Portland Trail Blazers.

Dozier is averaging 5.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists and 18.9 minutes in 18 games this season with the Denver Nuggets. 

The Denver Nuggets suspect P.J. Dozier suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during Tuesday's game at the Portland Trail Blazers.

Dozier was carried off the court in the first half of the game. The initial imaging on Dozier suggested a possible end to his season. 

Dozier is on a $1.9 million expiring contract.

Michael Porter Jr. is dealing with a nerve issue in his back that could force him to miss the entire 21-22 season. Porter could undergo another back surgery to address the issue. Porter has already had two back surgeries. 

The Denver Nuggets have so far been vague about the injury and when he might be back. The Nuggets have given Porter a timeline of a week to show improvements before considering other options. 

Porter exacerbated a back injury he's had all season after botching a layup attempt on November 6th and hasn't played since.

Porter has since been getting daily treatments to strengthen the area of the injury.  

After signing a five-year max contract with $145 million in guaranteed money, Porter struggled to begin the season. Porter attributed the struggles, at least in part, due to his back.

Nikola Jokic has no timetable for a return from a wrist injury, which forced him to sit Friday's game against the Chicago Bulls.

Jokic appeared to injure the wrist on Thursday in a home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Jokic sat on the bench with his wrist in a brace.

"I don't think it's going to be a long-term thing at all, but at the same time, I don't want to put him out there if he can only play with one hand," Malone said. "Unfair to ask him to do that. When he's ready to play, he'll play. That could be against Phoenix, that could be in a week. There's no timeline at this point."

Nikola Jokic has received a one-game suspension by the NBA for his role in Monday's physical confrontation with Markieff Morris.

Morris has been fined $50,000 while Jimmy Butler was fined $30,000. Butler attempted to escalate the altercation and also decided not to comply with an NBA Security interview.

Morris was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 on Jokic, who then responded by shoving Morris from behind. 

A "take" foul by Markieff Morris on Nikola Jokic led to a retaliatory shove and now a social media beef involving siblings of both parties.

"Waited till bro turned his back smh. NOTED," Marcus Morris tweeted Monday night with an emoji of a pen in hand.

That prompted Jokic's brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja, to open a Twitter account named "@JokicBrothers" to respond to Marcus Morris, The Denver Post reported.

The newly created account tweeted: "You should leave this the way it is instead of publicly threatening our brother! Your brother made a dirty play first. If you want to make a step further be sure we will be waiting for you !! Jokic Brothers"

Jokic is now facing a probable suspension.

Spoelstra said Morris was OK after the hard foul and was moving around in the locker room.

"This whole thing could have been a whole lot uglier if Markieff was actually facing Jokic," Spoelstra said. "The fact that he had his back turned and he made a play like that, blindsiding him, just a very dangerous play."

With just over two minutes to play in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night, reigning MVP Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris were both ejected following an altercation on the court.

Morris delivered a hard "take" foul to Jokic at midcourt. Jokic took offense to the unnecessarily hard foul and shoved Morris in the back. Morris was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected. Jokic was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Following the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was unhappy with Jokic's response to Morris' foul.

"That was a very dangerous and dirty play," Spoelstra said. "Keef took a foul, and it was one of those fastbreak take fouls, and he did with his shoulder. You might deem that maybe as a little bit more than just slapping somebody, but after watching it on film, it was a take foul. That's how I saw it. And the play after, that's just absolutely uncalled for."

For his part, Jokic felt bad about the way he reacted and how hard he shoved Morris.

"It's a stupid play," Jokic told said. "I feel bad. I am not supposed to react that way. ... I thought it was going to be a take foul. ... I think it was a dirty play. And I just needed to protect myself. I felt bad. I am not supposed to react that way, but I need to protect myself."

A further remorseful Jokic added: "I don't know who showed me the clip, and actually (Morris') head snapped back, so I feel really bad. ... It's a bad move."

Denver Nuggets head coach said the team has no real update on Michael Porter Jr.'s injured back, but that the forward is expected to about for the "foreseeable future". Porter was injured in a game against the Houston Rockets over the weekend. He underwent testing on Monday and will continue to have more testing done in coming days.

When asked for clarification on a timeline, Malone said “Michael could be back in a week. It could be longer than that. When I say foreseeable future, I’m not really sure what that means.”

Porter slipped in the 2018 NBA Draft due to concerns about a back injury suffered while at Missouri. Porter has already had two back surgeries. However, he had a breakout season in 2020-21. Porter averaged 19.1 points and 7.3 rebounds, while playing in 61 games.

That strong season led to the Nuggets and Porter agreeing to a five-year, $172.5 million max contract extension. Denver did protect themselves some, as the final season is partially guaranteed with triggers related to games played and performance in the prior seasons.

Michael Porter Jr. will miss Monday's game against the Miami Heat with low back pain. 

Porter underwent testing on Sunday afternoon, two sources told The Post. Porter will receive ongoing treatment over the next few days and could miss several games.

Porter appeared to tweak his back only three minutes into Saturday’s game against Houston.

Porter has had two back surgeries and has struggled this season coming off a max rookie extension.