Will Barton put the hood up on his sweatshirt and faced reporters Wednesday night, clearly drained after playing through a high fever and other flu-like symptoms in a 134-111 home win against Phoenix.
By Friday morning, Barton’s jovial energy had largely returned. After a day of rest, drinking liquids and taking medication, Barton went through shootaround getting ready for tonight’s game against Utah and said he was feeling “much better.” He was not listed on Denver’s most recent injury report released Thursday evening.
Barton scored 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting in 20 minutes against Phoenix, but was part of a second-half bench effort that Nuggets coach Michael Malone called “phenomenal” as Denver pulled away to victory.