Nikola Jokic News: Sitting out preseason finale

Updated on October 17, 2025 at 3:45pm

Jokic (rest) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Thunder, Steve McGehee of News 9 Oklahoma City reports.

Jokic, Jamal Murray, Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon will all take a seat Friday but should be back in action for Denver's regular-season opener against the Warriors on Thursday. The perennial MVP candidate averaged a triple-double in 36.7 minutes per game last season.