Cam Johnson averted a more disastrous injury, but he’ll still miss a sizable chunk of time for the Nuggets.

“Jonathan pretty much runs the farm,” his father, Manuel Wallace, said. “He’s kind of the brain on it. We just implement a lot of the things he wants to pursue.”

Johnson was sidelined by knee injury with Suns in 2022 when he watched Aaron Gordon’s Christmas dunk.

Until Peyton Watson walked into his life, little Noah had never ridden a bike with training wheels. A week later, he can’t stop.

The Nuggets haven’t lost two consecutive games yet this season as they prepare for 10 of the next 13 on the road.

Bates has spent most of his team in the G League with the Grand Rapids Gold this season.