Nuggets' Michael Porter: Dealing with shoulder injury

Porter said Thursday that he is dealing with a Grade 2 left shoulder sprain but will try to play Saturday in Game 4 of the Nuggets' first-round playoff matchup with the Clippers, Ramona Shelbourne of ESPN.com reports.

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Porter mentioned that his injury normally entails about 4-to-5 weeks of recovery time, but he'll attempt to play at less than 100 percent while the Nuggets face a 2-1 series deficit. The 26-year-old also estimated that his shoulder felt about 20-to-30 percent healthy, which could explain why he shot just 2-for-9 from the field in Denver's 117-83 loss in Game 3 on Thursday.