I keep seeing that Nikola Jokic was out with an illness, but no one is telling me what that illness IS. Was he almost dead? There are lots of different kinds of illnesses with lots of different effects. Was it a “it’s coming out of both ends and it won’t stop” deal or a “I’m gonna lie in bed for the next forever and hope death takes me in my sleep” deal? Or something else? Maybe it was just a really bad multi-day hangover and the Nuggets wanted to cover for him. We have no way of knowing. In this age of unfettered access to sportspeople’s lives, this lack of disclosure is disturbing.
You could tell in this game that Jokic was still feeling the effects of whatever it was that he had. I mean, he didn’t even get a triple-double! Something must have really been wrong with him if he comes back and can’t even notch 10 assists.