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David Adelman ‘very optimistic’ Michael Porter Jr. can play Nuggets’ Game 3 at Clippers

Michael Porter Jr. participated in a light practice Wednesday at Ball Arena before the Nuggets flew to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4 of their NBA playoff series against the Clippers.

Porter’s status for Thursday night’s Game 3 of the first-round series remains up in the air after he sprained his left shoulder late in Game 2.

“I’m very optimistic, because I don’t think he gets enough credit for how tough he is, what he’s played through over these years,” interim coach David Adelman said. “His pain threshold is something that people don’t understand.