MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar exited a game against the Grizzlies with a sprained left knee on Tuesday night and did not return.
Cancar finished a driving dunk in the second quarter and immediately couldn’t put weight on his left leg. He asked for a sub while grabbing his left knee — the same knee in which he tore his ACL in 2023, causing him to miss all of last season.
The Nuggets ruled Cancar out officially at halftime.
He was dealing with a right ankle injury early this season but has played minutes at backup center on Denver’s current road trip with Nikola Jokic out due to personal reasons. Before sustaining the injury Tuesday, Cancar had five points and four rebounds in 11 minutes, backing up Dario Saric.
The Nuggets re-signed Cancar on a one-year veteran minimum contract this offseason as he prepared to return from the ACL tear.
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