What happened to Reggie Jackson? Excruciating pain sends Nuggets star to locker room against Timberwolves

For the first time in two years, the Denver Nuggets could be headed to an 0-2 deficit in a playoff series. After losing by seven points in Game 1, the defending Champions trailed heavily for most of Game 2 tonight. Additionally, their chances of making a comeback look even bleaker as their fullback Reggie Jackson suffered a horrific injury late in the game. the match that sent him straight to the locker room.

Heading into the final quarter with twenty-two points, the Nuggets tried to pull themselves together in the final twelve minutes. However, just three minutes into the fourth quarter, Reggie Jackson removed himself from the game. Then, instead of sitting on the bench, Jackson limped past his teammates and tried to walk straight toward the tunnel. Apparently suffering from a leg injury, he struggled to walk on his own and had to be helped by Nuggets staff members. Despite this, he fell twice on the way back. Later, Jackson was seen jumping on his right leg to try to get to the locker room as quickly as possible.

Although the source and severity of Jackson’s injury were unknown, he did not return for the remainder of the game. Ending the night with just three points in ten minutes, the point guard’s embarrassing outing ended prematurely due to an unfortunate injury. Early in the game, Jackson was humiliated by Anthony Edwards as his fancy behind-the-back dribble move brought the Nuggets guard to his knees.

Adding salt to his wounds, Ant-Man pointed at Jackson as he tried to get up. Although he plays on the field, it will surely be a night that Jackson will try to erase from his memory.

The defending champions struggle in the absence of Reggie Jackson

After Jackson left the game due to injury, the Timberwolves continued to beat the Nuggets. Even though Nikola Jokic’s team managed to score twenty points in the last twelve minutes, it was not even enough to reduce the deficit of the previous three quarters. Meanwhile, they were also unable to stop Minnesota’s offense as they once again outscored Denver in the fourth by adding 24 points to the board.

With Jackson out, the Nuggets didn’t have a backup point guard to lean on and make up for Jamal Murray’s terrible shooting night. Unlike his dominant performance in Game 2 against the Lakers, Murray couldn’t get past the Timberwolves’ league-best defense and finished with just eight points tonight. Additionally, he missed all four of his shots from distance and also missed fifteen of his eighteen field goal attempts.

Even the Joker failed to save the Nuggets and finished with only sixteen points. Meanwhile, KAT and Ant-Man combined for 54 points, leading their team to a dominant road victory. Now that the series is in Minnesota, the Timberwolves have a chance to not only win their first second-round series in twenty years, but also dethrone the defending champions. Do you think Anthony Edwards and Co. can accomplish this feat despite their inexperience in the playoffs?