Jusuf Nurkic Out for Game 1 vs. Warriors with Leg Injury

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will miss Sunday's Game 1 matchup against the Golden State Warriors as he continues recovering from a lower leg fracture.Casey Holdahl of the Blazers official website received word from the team.Nurkic, 22, will be missing his eighth consecutive game after suffering the injury in a March 30 win over the Houston Rockets. Noah Vonleh and Meyers Leonard will split a majority of the big-man minutes as the Blazers attempt to score an early upset against the defending Western Conference champions.This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.For more news, rumors and related stories about Jusuf Nurkic, the Portland Trail Blazersand the NBA,check out the NBA and Blazersstreams onBleacher Report's app.
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