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Key Starter Added to Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Game 3 Injury Report
The Denver Nuggets enter Game 3 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a must-win situation. Already down 0-2 in the series, Denver certainly cannot afford to fall in an 0-3 hole.
The Nuggets have released their injury report for this game, and key starter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been added as questionable with a right abdominal contusion. Caldwell-Pope joins Jamal Murray and Reggie Jackson on the injury report, as the two point guards are also questionable for this game.
A loss in this game pretty much ends Denver’s season, so they should come out with a different level of urgency than they had in the first two games of this series. While the Nuggets are the defending champions, and have a proven championship DNA, this will be a very difficult environment for them on Friday night. This Timberwolves home crowd has been waiting for a team like the one they now have, and will have a chance to cheer them on as they look to take a command 3-0 lead.
Denver still believes they have what it takes to come back in this series, but Minnesota believes that they are a team with everything needed to win it all this season. A win on Friday for the Timberwolves will put them just one win away from the Western Conference Finals.
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Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.