Porter (back) is listed as probable for Friday's game against Utah. Porter was added to the injury report ahead of Wednesday's game against the Bucks due to a low back strain, but he managed to play and finished with 23 points,

The Denver Nuggets have had a tough journey to finishing up the 2024-25 NBA regular season. Players have dealt with a lot of injuries, hopping in and out of the lineup in the process. That has amounted to inconsistent results in the win-loss column for them.

Two nights ago, Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray tweaked his hamstring against the Milwaukee Bucks. Malone gave him the night off Friday, against the bottom-scraping Utah Jazz. Veteran sixth man Russell Westbrook sat right there, ready and waiting to step in, ballhandler for ballhandler.