DENVER — Nuggets’ swingman Juancho Hernangomez will not play Monday night versus the Washington Wizards.
Hernangomez has been dealing with an illness, Nuggets’ coach Michael Malone said pregame. Denver will activate swingman Richard Jefferson for the first time since he signed with the team last week.
Jefferson, 37, averaged 5.7 points on 44.6 percent shooting from the field and 33.3 percent from three, along with 2.6 rebounds per game for Cleveland last season.
“He’s a vet who can still play,” Malone said of Jefferson. “He helped Cleveland win a championship two years ago and I think he’s about all the right things.