Kenneth Faried will play in Saturday's game against the Mavericks

Faried will play in Saturday's game against the Mavericks, Jason Kosmicki, voice of the Denver Nuggets, reports.

Analysis:

Faried isn't expected to play a ton of minutes according to coach Michael Malone, as the team plans to ease the energetic forward back into the starting rotation over time. Faried had missed the previous three games due to a left ankle sprain.