Marcus Camby missed his third game of the season Saturday night, sitting with a left knee contusion that might require periodic nights off as the season wears on.
“Yeah, you have to be careful,” Camby said. “I just want to make sure that I’m right as we go down these last 30-plus games. So, you know, just take it day by day.”
Asked whether sitting Camby every so often would be a viable option to keep the big man healthy for the stretch run, Nuggets coach George Karl shrugged it off, saying that line of thinking was “too philosophical for me.”
Camby, who has missed just three games this season, did not participate in the shootaround, declaring himself a game-time decision. But he was ruled out more than an hour-and-a-half before the start. He admitted he recently has experienced nagging pain in the knee.
“It’s been bothering me for a week and a half now. I’ve just been playing through it,” Camby said. “I’ve been giving it up for the team the last couple of weeks. Everyone’s been playing banged-up, though, so that’s no excuse. But Monday (against Portland) is definitely a big game. So I’m just trying to get as healthy as possible.”
