🔗 Share this article Three-time Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic sustains a 'devastating' injury to his knee. Jokic earned the league's Most Valuable Player title in three of the past four years. Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sustained a "gut-wrenching" knee injury while the Nuggets lost by a score of 147-123 at the Heat. Jokic was hurt towards the end of the second quarter in an inadvertent collision with team-mate Spencer Jones. His teammate came down on the footwear of Jokic, who instantly went down to the court clutching his leg. The veteran player, who is leading the NBA season in rebounds and dimes, had a score of 21 points and eight dimes in the game before sustaining the injury. He is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday to evaluate the severity of the injury. "Right away, he knew something was wrong," stated Denver head coach David Adelman. "Injuries are part of the game. Whoever that suffers an injury, that's difficult, particularly a player as talented as he is. We'll find out more on Tuesday." "The team will adjust together. Obviously, at this moment, I am more worried just about him personally and the letdown of experiencing a situation of that nature."