Core injuries suck.
Mason Plumlee struggled with a core injury during the 2017-18 season. He had surgery to repair the damage, recovered well, and played his best season in a Denver Nuggets uniform in 2018-19. Jamal Murray, Gary Harris, and Will Barton all suffered through core injuries at various times during the past few years.
Now, after a strangely Jekyll and Hyde season from Juancho Hernangomez, it sounds like Nuggets fans may have an answer for a sudden drop-off in performance: another core injury. Hernangomez underwent a successful surgery to repair a core injury, the Nuggets announced in May.