“It’s been tough. It’s been frustrating with the minutes restriction. But it is what it is what it is, and it probably is best for my health,” Peyton Watson said Tuesday.

Please, NBA MVP voters. We’re begging you, here. Make the Joker mad. Make him motivated.

Caitlin Clark heaped praise on Jokic during a guest appearance on NBC last Sunday. His response was vintage Joker.

Cam Johnson, Spencer Jones and Zeke Nnaji left with injuries after Aaron Gordon was ruled out for the Nuggets before tip.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was a late scratch from Sunday’s game against the Warriors after he woke up feeling tightness in his left calf. He missed his 44th game of the season.

With a healthy Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones back in the rotation, the Nuggets coaching staff just might have found a salve for the franchise’s eternal ‘non-Jokic-minutes’ quandary. And it’s an old, familiar friend, too — the small, center-less lineup.