Denver Nuggets have had major travel problems leaving Mexico City and list all of their starters as questionable for Monday night’s game in Houston.
The Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 114-102 on Saturday afternoon in a neutral-site international game in Mexico City. The team was scheduled to leave that night, but issues with its aircraft forced it back to the hotel early Sunday morning.
Travel problems disrupt preparation
The Nuggets had planned to fly to Houston on Sunday night for a Monday night game against the Rockets. Because of the travel disruption, the team canceled Monday’s shootaround.
Denver also listed several key players with various ailments, including Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, DeMar DeRozan and Christian Braun.
The Nuggets enter the game with a 5-3 record, while the Rockets are 7-3.