Nikola Jokic INJURY Update & Fantasy Basketball Regression Candidates

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🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Nikola Jokic's latest injury throws a wrench into fantasy basketball lineups—are the Denver Nuggets at risk of sliding before the All-Star break? Josh Lloyd dissects the fallout from Jokic's knee issue, forecasting extended absences and breaking down must-add waiver targets like Jonas Valanciunas, Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson, and Christian Braun for fantasy managers looking to stay ahead.

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0:00.0	We've got an update on Nicola Yokic, but mainly we're talking about guys who are just playing too well.
0:08.4	Sell highs, overperformers, regression candidates, Michael Bolton's.
0:13.0	Thanks, Josh.
0:14.2	It's Michael Bolton here, and it's time for another episode of the Locked-on Fantasy Basketball podcast.
0:21.2	Let's get to it. Let's get to it.
0:22.1	Let's get to it.
0:22.8	Indeed.
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0:36.1	Hello, and welcome to the Locked-on Fantasy Basketball podcast brought to you by Basketball Monster.
0:41.7	My name is Josh Lloyd and I've been Yasified to maintain anonymity.
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1:03.4	of the number one sports podcast network the locked on podcast network all right we did get an update
1:08.7	on nickel yokech i put a short out on this. I'll just talk about it now.
1:13.0	We don't actually, honestly, we do not know what the knee injury is. We don't know.
1:18.3	They said it's a hyper extension. Cool, that's not an injury. That's what happened to his knee,
1:22.5	but we don't know what the result is. My guess is there is swelling and a significant bone bruise. Because they said
1:30.7	ligaments are intact. Now again, we have to always pass the words that come through. When they say
1:35.2	intact, does that mean that they haven't been ripped all the way through? Your grade three tear?
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