Week 11 Fantasy Basketball Injury Report: Nikola Jokić, Josh Giddey among the sidelined

The days after Christmas have been rough for the NBA from an injury standpoint. In addition to the illness-related absences that can happen this time of year, multiple players who are highly impactful in fantasy basketball have been sidelined due to injury. Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is the headliner, as a hyperextended left knee will sideline him for at least four weeks. Already without Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon and Cameron Johnson, Denver will be down four starters for the foreseeable future.

Among the other teams needing to compensate for the loss of starters this week are Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas and New York, to name a few. Below is a look at some of the injuries affecting fantasy basketball and team rotations.

NBA: Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat

Nikola Jokić sidelined by knee injury: timeline and fantasy impact

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The Nuggets will be without the three-time MVP for multiple weeks, leaving a massive hole in the team’s lineup.

C Ryan Kalkbrenner and F Miles Bridges, Charlotte Hornets

Including Wednesday’s game against the Warriors, Kalkbrenner has missed Charlotte’s last five games with a sprained left elbow. While Mason Plumlee (less than one percent rostered, Yahoo!) was the initial replacement in the starting lineup, Wednesday’s game will be the fourth that he’s missed due to a strained right groin. That’s opened the door for Moussa Diabaté (22 percent) to step into the void, and he has been close to a top-50 player in eight-cat formats over the last four games, according to Basketball Monster. Given the opportunity, with Diabaté playing nearly 33 minutes per game, it would be wise to hop onto the bandwagon.

Bridges sprained his right ankle during the first half of Monday’s loss to the Bucks and, at the time of publishing, was considered questionable for Wednesday afternoon. While he only scored three points against Milwaukee, Tidjane Salaün (one percent) grabbed 11 rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench. However, Collin Sexton (19 percent) would be a superior streaming option for those needing offense if Bridges misses time, even though he does not have forward eligibility.

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