Nuggets forward Nene has played and smiled through right knee pain in recent weeks, but his bone bruise is still far from healed.

"It's sore," Nene said. "It's going to take a while."

He missed two games in February because of the injury, and has seen a slight decrease in his production as of late.

"It's a lot of games in so short days," Nene said of the team's nine games in 15 days. "After (this back-to-back), we get a couple of days to rest. It's going to make all of the players' bodies feel good."

Via Denver Post

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