DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets, already dealing with the absence of ailing coach George Karl, were faced with another issue when acting head coach Adrian Dantley was forced to miss Tuesday’s practice because of a kidney stone.
A group of assistants oversaw the 90-minute workout, the team’s last practice before a pivotal back-to-back set that begins Wednesday in Oklahoma City and concludes on Thursday, when the Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets, who have five regular season games remaining, began Tuesday tied with Utah atop the Northwest Division and in a four-way tie for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
The Nuggets spokesman Tim Gelt says Dantley would be on the bench for the Thunder game, health permitting.
