{"id":126612,"date":"2024-11-16T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T12:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126612"},"modified":"2024-11-16T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T12:09:08","slug":"nuggets-star-nikola-jokic-and-coach-michael-malone-miss-game-against-pelicans-for-personal-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126612","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone miss game against Pelicans for personal reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 The Denver Nuggets were without star center Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone for their NBA Cup opener Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic missed <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nuggets-pelicans-score-c7a77eb1ff2f7eafebba535e56e5d01b\">Denver\u2019s 101-94 loss<\/a><\/span> for personal reasons. Malone stayed behind to watch daughter Bridget compete in a high school volleyball playoff match.<\/p>\n<p>Nuggets lead assistant David Adelman took over for Malone and said the most difficult challenge of stepping in was that \u201cNikola is not here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adelman said he did not know how long Jokic \u2014 who has had four consecutive triple-doubles \u2014 will be out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s personal reasons for him,\u201d Adelman said. \u201cIt\u2019s things at home. For somebody, that\u2019s their business. When he feels like he\u2019s ready to come back, he\u2019ll come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets had not played since Sunday, when Jokic had 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists in a 122-120 home victory over Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Adelman said he hoped Malone would not be trying to watch the NBA game on his phone while his daughter was playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s watching his daughter play \u2014 that\u2019s really cool,\u201d said Adelman, whose father is former NBA coach Rick Adelman. \u201cFrom being a coach\u2019s son and growing up around this, there\u2019s things you miss as a dad. 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