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The Denver Nuggets received more bad news on Wednesday.
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According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, forward Cam Johnson will miss four to six weeks with a right knee injury. Johnson suffered a bone contusion in his right knee in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Johnson is averaging 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists this season. He shot 46.1% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range.
This is Johnson’s first season in Denver, after he was acquired by the Nuggets in the offseason. The Nuggets traded forward Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for the veteran wing.
Johnson is the third Nuggets starter to be injured recently, including Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun. Gordon has not played since Nov. 21 with a hamstring injury. Braun played in only 11 games this season due to an ankle injury.
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One player the Nuggets could turn to is forward Spencer Jones, who has seen an increased role recently. Jones has played more than 20 minutes in each of Denver’s past three games and is averaging 5 points and 2.2 rebounds this season.
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Head coach David Adelman could also deploy a smaller lineup with Bruce Brown at forward.
Johnson was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2019 NBA Draft. He spent four seasons in Phoenix and then three with the Nets. He averaged 12.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2 assists per game in his NBA career.
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The Nuggets (21-8) are third in the Western Conference, four games behind the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.
