After falling to the New Orleans Pelicans, the Denver Nuggets are back in action on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Friday’s loss to New Orleans was a fru

But if the Nuggets want to use him as a center in future games without Jokic, it’ll only exacerbate one of the characteristics they miss most about their MVP: rebounding. The Pelicans killed Denver on the glass, regardless of what lineups Adelman tried.

The Denver Nuggets will be without their MVP on Friday night in New Orleans. They face the Pelicans in their first Emirates NBA Cup game.