Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic is expected to make his long-awaited return to on-court action on March 15 when the Blazers meet the Rockets, according to Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes.
Nurkic has missed almost a full calendar year after suffering compound fractures to the tibia and fibula of his lower left leg in a game against the Nets in March 2019.
"It made me sick to my stomach," Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard said after witnessing the injury.
The Blazers, who have also been without forward Zach Collins for the majority of the 2019-20 season, enter Friday's action 3 1/2 games back of the Memphis Grizzlies for the No.