Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap is dealing with a left knee contusion, an ailment the All-Star forward admits he should have been smarter with.
Millsap didn't play on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks, a game the Nuggets were able to win by one. Millsap spoke to Mike Singer of the Denver Post about his knee injury and where he goes from here:
“Probably should’ve got it taken care of and sat down and make sure it was good at that time,” Paul Millsap said. “It’s a little lingering effect to it, and a few other things going on because of it. But, best-case scenario is just sit down and make sure I’m fully healthy.”
When asked specifically about his availability, Millsap said he wasn’t sure. He did sound confident that it wasn’t going to be a long-term issue.
“No doubt that my knee’s going to be fine,” Millsap said. “Right now it’s short-term vs. long-term. Not getting out there too fast and jeopardizing the entire season or something of that nature.”
Millsap said he was still dealing with ongoing swelling and sounded as if the prudent approach was to be cautious.
“It put me to a point to where I have to take it slow,” he said. “… For me, it was always if I’m able to play and move, I’m going to play. Not always the smartest decision, especially when you’ve got swelling going around in your knee. There’s too many moving parts in the knee to really jeopardize it, so just gotta be smarter about the decisions of getting out there and playing and when not to play.”
The Nuggets are 26-11 on the season. They are in second place in the Western Conference standings.
Millsap is averaging 11.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 32 games for the Nuggets. He's shooting 46.8 percent from the field, 41.3 percent from beyond the arc and 88.5 percent from the free-throw line.
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