Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic returns to Nuggets lineup

November 29, 2021 - 7:30pm

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shouts at an official after sinking a shot in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 (Tony Gutierrez/AP).

Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic is returning to the starting lineup on Monday, the team announced.

Starting with these #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/H5z3NBzUis

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 30, 2021

The reigning NBA MVP missed four games due to a wrist sprain.

The Nuggets are taking on the Miami Heat on Monday night. This is the first time Jokic faces the Heat since he shoved Markieff Morris earlier this season, earning the Nuggets big man a one-game suspension.

Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic returns to Nuggets lineup

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