Kenneth Faried Injury: Nuggets PF Ruled Out vs. Spurs with Injured Back

January 5th, 2017 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »

Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried suffered a back injury that will keep him out of Thursday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.  

Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reported Faried wouldn't be on the court for the Nuggets due to his back issue. 

This will mark Faried's third consecutive missed game with pain in his lower back. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone doesn't appear concerned it will be a significant issue, though. 

“I don’t think it’s anything of a long-term thing," Malone said, per Dempsey. "I think it’s more of a day-to-day.”

After his progress on the court had seemed to stagnate, Faried put together a strong season in 2015-16. According to Basketball-Reference.com, he averaged 17.7 points—the second-highest mark of his career—and grabbed 12.3 rebounds per 36 minutes. Faried's 55.8 field-goal percentage was also a major improvement from the 50.7 percent mark he posted in 2014-15.

Injuries dogged the 27-year-old, though, and he appeared in only 67 games for Denver, his fewest since the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign. Hi ...

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