Jokic also suffered a right elbow contusion in a March 10 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which had been listed on the injury report along with the left ankle impingement until Thursday.

The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors Game 5 could have gone in one of two directions. Either the Rockets got a home win to live another day or the Warriors win in five games.

This win was particularly notable as it marked the return of star center Nikola Jokic, who had missed five games due to a left ankle impingement and a sore right elbow. Jokic’s comeback was ...

Tate (ankle) has been ruled out for Game 7 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs against the Warriors on Sunday.