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Center Jusuf Nurkic is planning to get a practice in the G-League ahead of his planned return to the Trail Blazers on March 15.
Jusuf Nurkić says he’s going to Santa Cruz to get a practice in — not a game — with the G-League Warriors as a last hurdle before potentially playing Sunday vs. Rockets.
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) March 9, 2020
With NBA practice days limited late in the season, it makes sense for Nurkic to get some action in ahead of his anticipated March 15 return on national TV against the Houston Rockets.