Cameron Johnson Knee MRI Alarms Denver Nuggets

Cameron Johnson will undergo an MRI after hurting his right knee late in Tuesday’s game, the Nuggets said. He exited with 9:18 left and did not return, listed as "questionable with a right knee sprain." That loss stings more because Denver is already without Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun, and Johnson’s 11.8 points and 42.3 percent from deep are key to keeping space for Nikola Jokic. Without him the Nuggets fell 131 130 when Peyton Watson’s final corner three rimmed out. Merlin sees how fragile margins are. Jokic and Jamal Murray delivered big nights, but spacing is the quiet engine of Denver’s offense. A minor sprain and the team weathers it. A worse diagnosis forces unfamiliar late game roles and could tilt tight contests against them. The MRI will shape the next chapter.