Ten Before Tip: NBA news from Monday

2013/12/24 02:49:35 @NBA.com: News

? The Nuggets will be without forward Kenneth Faried due to a left ankle sprain. Faried was injured in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, but coach Brian Shaw said he doesn't think it will be a long-term injury. "After tonight's game we don't play again until the 27th, so he'll have a few days to rest that ankle," Shaw said. "From what they tell me there wasn't a lot of swelling. Shaw said he will start Timofey Mozgov at center and move J.J. Hickson to the Faried's power forward spot.
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