Overview
- An MRI showed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, and The Athletic's Tony Jones reports Watson is expected to miss at least a month pending further evaluation.
- Watson exited late in the fourth quarter of Denver’s 134-127 double-overtime loss at Madison Square Garden after grabbing his leg.
- Head coach David Adelman said imaging was underway and called the repeated setbacks deflating for the locker room.
- The 23-year-old breakout wing has averaged about 14.9 points this season, surging to 21.4 points per game since January with strong efficiency.
- Denver’s depth remains taxed with Aaron Gordon out several weeks due to a hamstring issue and Cameron Johnson sidelined, while Nikola Jokic, Christian Braun and Jonas Valanciunas have returned; Watson is set for restricted free agency this summer.