Carmelo Anthony should be back in uniform for the Nuggets on Friday after he was cleared to come back from a fractured right hand suffered on January 5, the Denver Post is reporting.

"I think it was the best news I could have received so far," said Anthony. "Just to be able to get back out there on the court, go back to war with my teammates and try to win some more games."

Nuggets assistant coaches put Anthony through a tough on-court workout this afternoon, lasting around an hour, after he ran on the treadmill. Anthony will play with tape holding together the middle and ring fingers.