Ivica Zubac was just traded out of the Western Conference, making Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets massive winners from a trade they weren't involved with.

Nikola Jokic is back on the court. Jokic returned to the starting lineup Friday night in a 122-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in his first game since suffering a knee injury Dec. 29.

Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.

The Denver Nuggets' dream came true on Friday when three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was officially made available to make his return to the court after a month-l

The Nuggets make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than the Clippers have allowed to their opponents (46.7%). The Clippers are shooting 47.6% from the field, 0.8% higher than the 46.8% the Nuggets' opponents have shot this season.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 12 rebounds in his first game in a month, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 22 points and the Denver Nuggets knocked off the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.

Are the Denver Nuggets finally getting Nikola Jokic back?

Nikola Jokic shared an update after he seemingly suffered an injury early in the Denver Nuggets' double-overtime loss to the New York Knicks.

Denver's commentator took a jab at Clippers star James Harden when he checked into the game by saying he's a "free throw merchant".