{
  "id": 15452013,
  "title": "Nuggets' Julian Strawther to miss opening weeks of NBA season with injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nuggets-julian-strawther-to-miss-opening-weeks-of-nba-season-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T17:01:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nuggets-julian-strawther-miss-opening-170146690.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Denver Nuggets' guard Julian Strawther is set to miss the early stages of the 2026-27 NBA regular season due to a left knee sprain. The injury occurred during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers, with Strawther suffering the injury on October 16 while playing in the third quarter. The Nuggets medical staff evaluated the situation and confirmed that Strawther had sustained a left knee sprain. The team announced that he is expected to miss the season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 22, as well as the initial weeks of the regular season while he recovers from the injury. Strawther, drafted by Denver as the 29th overall pick in 2023, has started 18 games in his career and averaged 7.2 points over 57 appearances during the previous season. His rehabilitation process will involve a re-evaluation in about six weeks to ascertain if he is fit to resume playing basketball.",
  "summary": "Denver Nuggets guard Julian Strawther will miss the opening weeks of the 2026-27 season with a left knee sprain.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nuggets guard Julian Strawther to miss early NBA season due to left knee sprain",
    "Injury sustained during October 16 preseason game against Los Angeles Clippers",
    "Expected to miss season opener and initial weeks of regular season"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}