BREAKING NEWS: Denver nuggets picks home tears as key player has got injured…
Las Vegas — DaRon Holmes, the Denver Nuggets’ first-round pick, sustained a torn Achilles and is expected to miss the 2024-25 season, league sources revealed to ESPN.
Holmes received the injury during the Nuggets’ summer league opening against the Los Angeles Clippers, which ended 88-78. He left the Cox Pavilion on crutches.
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Holmes, picked 22nd overall out of Dayton, finished with 11 points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes.
The injury deals a significant damage to the Nuggets’ depth. At 6-foot-9, Holmes was projected to be Denver’s primary backup big man this season.
The Athletic was the first to report Holmes’ injury.
