Injury Update: Nikola Jokić (Right Elbow Sprain ... the Denver Nuggets will be in Florida to play the Orlando Magic. For the game, Nikola Jokic is on the injury report, but he is listed as ...

A former champion with the Boston Celtics recently made a bold statement regarding Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić's MVP chances.

For the second year in a row, the NBA All-Star Game will not feature a player from the Chicago Bulls. Zach LaVine — a two-time All-Star in 2021 and ’22 — was passed over Thursday for a reserve spot in the Eastern Conference despite ranking 10th in the East in scoring (24 points per game) and shooting 51.

Scoring has been climbing as of late, but this year the stat inflation has revealed itself in a more subtle way.

Jokić joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to record at least 35 points, 20 rebounds and 15 assists in a game.

The Magic went 7-13 without Franz Wagner, who played the expected 24 minutes on Thursday. Orlando also lost center Moritz Wagner, Franz’s older brother, to a season-ending knee injury, and Suggs, who missed his 10th game with a lower back strain.

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Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokić views the surging New York Knicks as a 'top-5 candidate' to end their 52-year championship drought.

This stretch of January around Martin Luther King Jr. Day is usually peak evaluation time in the NBA front-office world. It’s one of the milestone points where teams will have full-staff pow-wows and talk things out,

The Knicks and Nuggets are surging, while the Warriors watch their window close. Meanwhile, the Cavs and Thunder have their business on lock.

Orlando Magic (24-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (22-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference)