Nuggets’ Cam Johnson doesn’t finish Minnesota game with shoulder injury

MINNEAPOLIS Nuggets forward Cam Johnson dealt with right shoulder soreness and didn t finish Monday night s contest against Minnesota but coach David Adelman was not too concerned about long-term ramifications after Denver s - win He was in pain His shoulder was hurting him Adelman announced I don t think it s extremely serious but it was bothersome To his credit he came back out and tried to play But that s why it s nice to have a guy like Tim Hardaway Jr off your bench Cam struggled a little bit tonight physically Hardaway scored of his points in the third quarter as the Nuggets overcame an eight-point halftime deficit Johnson had his shoulder wrapped up on the bench during the second half He briefly returned in the fourth quarter but only stayed on the court for about a minute Johnson was limited to five points on five shots and the Nuggets lost his minutes by points on a night when nobody else in the rotation was worse than a minus-one He also picked up five fouls including a flagrant for a close-out on a -point shooter Johnson has been visibly frustrated by his whistle early this season while acclimating to a new unit He s gotta stop fouling Adelman noted bluntly before sharing particular sympathy I mean I did feel like a sparse of the fouls were tough because it felt like the battle was super-physical and there was hand-check stuff they called on him But you have to react to how the competition s being called even individually a few nights So he ll learn from it We ll talk about it Related Articles Jamal Murray on Michael Jordan making NBC broadcast appearances Cool to hear his opinion Peyton Watson craved to sign contract extension with Nuggets but now he can set his territory in restricted free agency Nuggets Journal My Denver media brethren and I lost by to Nuggets coaches in pickup competition Ball Arena ups its food tournament for - Nuggets Avs seasons with Redeemer Pizza Nola Jane Nuggets set G League plan for DaRon Holmes II to build confidence after Achilles injury Adelman closed the battle with Hardaway and Peyton Watson in place of a struggling Christian Braun whose finishing has not been up to standard the first week of the season Watson knocked down a pair of corner s and intercepted a pass to produce a layup as Denver pulled away in the fourth quarter Christian was out there Christian was great on the bench Peyton finished the tournament Adelman commented We won the encounter That s the only thing that matters in this league scoring more points than the other unit That s gonna be us this year We have options And that s the thing The locker room has to be unselfish If they are and they re happy for their teammates on that particular night they have to trust that those guys are gonna feel the same way for them when it s their opportunity to finish games