Nuggets' Kenneth Faried: Expects to play Friday vs. Bucks

Faried (hamstring) is expected to play Friday against the Bucks, Harrison Wind of BSN Denver reports.

Analysis:

Faried played through the sore hamstring in Wednesday's loss to the Grizzlies, recording 11 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes. The big man was able to take part in morning shootaround Friday, so barring a late-arriving setback, it's likely that Faried will start at power forward in the front end of the back-to-back set. The Nuggets may not need Faried to take on as many minutes as he had in recent games with Nikola Jokic (hip) and Will Barton (ankle) both poised to return from multi-game absences.