Nuggets center/forward Nene left the team's loss to the Bucks on Sunday night with less than a minute left after suffering a bruised knee.

The injury occurred during a collision with Milwaukee's Richard Jefferson in the paint.

"It doesn't look like anything structural, but it's hard to evaluate when it's so sore," Nuggets athletic trainer Jim Gillen said.

Denver is expected to thoroughly evaluate the knee on Monday.

"It hurts . . . a lot. It happened so fast. But he bumped me good. I can't straighten my leg. It's going to hurt, but it's nothing crazy, no big thing. I'll put ice on it and we'll see," Nene said.