US EditionNuggets Forward Cameron Johnson Avoids Major Knee Injury but Will Miss a Few Games, AP Source Says
Johnson suffered a noncontact right-knee sprain and will have an MRI to assess severity as the Nuggets face roster challenges with multiple injuries.
- Dec 23, 2025: Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson will undergo an MRI after suffering a right-knee injury in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's 131-130 loss in Dallas, the team said.
- After a noncontact play late in the fourth quarter, Johnson went down with 9:18 left in regulation, stayed in pain, needed help walking off, and did not return to the game.
- Entering Tuesday's game, Cameron Johnson had been shooting 52.3% from three over his last 17 games and averaging 11.8 points in 30.9 minutes.
- With Johnson out, missing Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun and Johnson stretches the wing position and forces Nuggets head coach David Adelman to rework the lineup as only Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray remain healthy.
- Even if he misses a month, that could be damaging to a team with NBA championship aspirations, and the Denver Nuggets might look for help at the trade deadline, the team said.
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