Christian Braun suffered an injury while guarding James Harden
Braun was injured in the first quarter after Clippers guard James Harden stepped on his right foot, causing him to take an awkward step back with his left foot.
Denver will play 17 games over the next six weeks. This timetable puts Braun in line to return as early as Saturday, December 27 for a road game against the Orlando Magic.
Injury update: Christian Braun suffered a sprained left ankle against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. He will be reevaluated in six weeks. pic.twitter.com/zLyHI09Syr
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 14, 2025
Here is Christian Braun’s injury.
Nuggets say he’s out six weeks: that’s at least 19 games. pic.twitter.com/8N9rJymLh1
— Law Murray ⛲️ (@LawMurrayTheNU) November 14, 2025
Through 11 games (all starts) this season, Braun has averaged 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 29.5 minutes per outing while shooting 49.5% from the field and a career-worst 21.4% from deep.
In Denver’s 130–124 home victory over the Sacramento Kings on November 3, he recorded a season-high 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting (70%) from the floor and 6-for-9 (66.7%) from the free-throw line.
Braun became a full-time starter for the Nuggets last season
Braun, 24, became a full-time starter for the Nuggets last season, averaging 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 33.9 minutes in 79 games (77 starts).
His true shooting percentage (66.5%) and usage percentage (15.8%) were also the best of his career.
Braun was moved into the starting lineup following the departure of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency. He played a key role as a member of the team’s bench unit during his first two years.
The Kansas product averaged 7.3 points during his sophomore season, making him one of two players to increase his scoring average by more than eight points alongside Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Braun was also one of only five players to average at least 15 points and five rebounds while shooting 58% from the field and the only non-center on that list.
Braun signs rookie contract extension
Last month, Braun agreed to a five-year, $125 million rookie contract extension with the Nuggets. His new contract starts in the 2026-2027 season and there are no team or player options in the agreement. Spotter.
With this extension, the Nuggets committed four of their starters through at least the 2027-2028 season, joining superstar Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray.
However, Jokic has a $62.84 million player option for the 2027-2028 season. This is part of the five-year, $276.12 million extension he signed with the team in July 2022.
The Nuggets will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
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