Nikola Jokic
Denver Nuggets · C
Injury risk score: 42/100 (Medium).
Current status: Questionable — Elbow (on today’s NBA injury report). The NBA’s official report lists him Questionable; ESPN still has him Day-To-Day.
Latest: Jokic (right elbow sprain) is probable for Monday's game against the Rockets.
Why Nikola Jokic’s risk score is 42
- Injury History (+21): 18 recorded injury events, 6 in the past 18 months, 1 severe
- Position Load (context only): C with 9 lower-body injury event(s) (context only, not counted toward risk score)
- Recurring Injury (+15): Back has been the site of 4 separate injury episodes — a recurring, chronic-pattern concern rather than isolated bad luck
- Return to Play (-1): 8 healthy games since returning from his knee injury — each 5 lowers the score a little (up to 8 points) during the first year back
- Contract Year (×0.93): Not yet in a contract year (star-tier contract) — already secure enough that preservation instinct dominates
The injury risk score (0–100) is built from a player’s injury history — how often, how recently and how seriously he has been hurt — plus a body part that keeps failing, age, a recent return from injury, and his contract situation. 70+ is High risk, 40–69 Medium, under 40 Low.
Nikola Jokic injury history
Nikola Jokic has 9 recorded injuries since 2023. Most common: wrist (3), elbow (2), hip (2).
- Nov 8: Elbow sprain (Day-To-Day)
- Feb 2026: Ankle sprain (Probable)
- Nov 2025: Wrist sprain (Probable)
- Jan 2025: Elbow sprain (Probable)
- Apr 2024: Hip inflammation (Questionable)
- Mar 2024: Wrist inflammation (Probable)
- Mar 2024: Back inflammation (Probable)
- Jan 2024: Hip strain (Questionable)
- Nov 2023: Wrist inflammation (Probable)
Denver Nuggets injury report
- Jamal Murray — Questionable: Injury
- Christian Braun — Questionable: Calf
- DeMar DeRozan — Questionable: Back
- Aaron Gordon — Questionable: Calf
- Cameron Johnson — Questionable: Ankle
- Julian Strawther — Out: Knee
Denver Nuggets injury risk
- Cameron Johnson, F — 83 High
- Jamal Murray, G — 73 High
- Marvin Bagley III, F — 71 High
- Spencer Jones, F — 70 High
- Cam Whitmore, F — 64 Medium
- Julian Strawther, G — 57 Medium
- Alpha Diallo, F — 51 Medium
- Aaron Gordon, F — 47 Medium
- Christian Braun, G — 42 Medium
- DeMar DeRozan, G — 41 Medium
- Zeke Nnaji, F — 38 Low
- DaRon Holmes II, F — 20 Low
- Tyus Jones, G — 19 Low
- Ryan Nembhard, G — 16 Low
- Bryce Hopkins, F — 12 Low