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Nurkic Leaves Blazers-Raptors Game with Contusion, Return Questionable

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has been rounding into shape in the last week, but he left Portland’s game with the Toronto Raptors with a left quad contusion. The Blazers have reported his return as questionable.

Nurkic left the game at the 3:14 mark of the first period and, as Jamie Hudson of NBCSports Northwest reports, went straight to the locker room after subbing out.

Injury watch:

Nurkic went straight to the locker room after Kanter subbed in for him. He's still hasn't returned to the bench.