Nuggets' Kenneth Faried: Ruled out Monday

Faried (back) will not play in Monday's game against the Lakers, Adam Mares of DenverStiffs.com reports.

Analysis:

Faried had a small chance to play Monday, but will instead miss his ninth consecutive game due to lower back pain. With Darrell Arthur (rest) and Wilson Chandler (groin) joining him on the sidelines, it isn't clear who will get the start at power forward. Juancho Hernangomez could certainly fill in, although the Nuggets could alternatively decide to shake things up and slide Nikola Jokic or Danilo Gallinari to the four as well.