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UPDATE: Nikola Jokic's Current Injury Status For 76ers-Nuggets Game

Nikola Jokic is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

UPDATE: Nikola Jokic is available.  

UPDATE: Nikola Jokic remains probable on the 1:30 Eastern Time injury report. 

On Saturday, the Denver Nuggets will host the Philadelphia 76ers in Colorado. 

For the game, the Nuggets will likely have their best player in the starting lineup, as Nikola Jokic is listed as probable on the injury report.   

Via Underdog NBA: "Nikola Jokic (eye) listed probable for Saturday."

Jokic has played in 45 games and is averaging 26.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 59.3% from the field and 36.9% from the three-point range.   

The two-time MVP got injured during the team's last game against the New York Knicks (they lost by a score of 122-84). 

That said, he returned and finished the night with 31 points, 11 rebounds and three assists while shooting 13/18 from the field and 2/3 from the three-point range in 27 minutes of playing time.  

With the loss, the Nuggets fell to 31-15 in their first 46 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference. 

They are 6-4 over their last ten games and 17-4 in the 21 games they have played at home. 

Following the 76ers, the Nuggets will remain in Denver to host Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. 

As for the 76ers, they are the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 29-14 record in their first 43 games.  

They are 6-4 over their last ten games and 12-8 in 20 games on the road. 

Following the Nuggets, the 76ers will face off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday in Oregon.