Nuggets' Nurkic makes season debut vs. Warriors
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Stop the presses, Denver Nuggets fans, "The Bosnian Beast" is back.
Jusuf Nurkic played his first game of the 2015-16 campaign against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
The Nuggets celebrated the return of their second-year center on Friday via Twitter.
Guess who Coach said is definitely playing tomorrow!?
πππ #Nuggets pic.twitter.com/bhg0zwvKTI
β Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 1, 2016
The 7-foot native of Bosnia and Herzegovina has yet to see game action this season after undergoing knee surgery in May.
In 62 games last year, the big man averaged 6.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 17.8 minutes, posting a respectable 14.8 PER.