Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has suffered a calf strain on his road to recovery from a devastating leg injury. Nurkic has been absent from Portland’s lineup since March of 2019 when he fractured his leg in a game against the Brooklyn Nets. He had become a fixture on Portland’s bench early in the 2019-20 season, but has been absent for the last couple of games.
In an interview today on 1080 The Fan in Portland, Jason Quick of The Athletic explained the absence.
The quote from Quick:
Well guys, it’s not good news.