Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has arrived at Walt Disney World for the season's restart.
However, Jokic is waiting for the results of his physical tests before he can join his teammates on the practice floor, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sources: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been cleared from quarantine, but he’s waiting on results of physical testing before given the green light to take the court. He will watch practice tonight.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 14, 2020
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March, Jokic was averaging 20.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists for the Nuggets. The two-time All-Star was also shooting 52.8 percent from the field, 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent from the free-throw line.
The Nuggets, who have already secured a spot in the 2020 playoffs, will face the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors in their eight seeding games before the playoffs begin.
Denver is currently third in the West with a 43-22 record, only one and a half games behind the second-seeded Clippers.
The Nuggets lost in the second round of the 2019 playoffs to the Blazers in seven hard-fought games. With that said, Jokic and Co. are eager to go on a deep playoff run this time around after they got their first taste of postseason basketball. Jokic lost a ton of weight during the NBA hiatus, which should bode well for the Nuggets' championship aspirations.
Once the playoffs start, the Nuggets will ultimately go as far as Jokic, Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap and Gary Harris can lead them.
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