OAKLAND — The Blazers remain hopeful that young, impactful center Jusuf Nurkic will return at some point during their first round series against the Warriors, but it won’t be for Game 2.
“I’m not 100 percent,” he told reporters at the Blazers’ Tuesday practice. “I’m close, but I’m not going to play the second game.”
There are two off-days between Games 2 and 3, so it’s possible Nurkic is targeting a Saturday return when the series shifts to the Moda Center in Portland.
Following Nurkic’s trade from the Nuggets in February, he averaged 15.2 points, 10.