Nuggets suffer significant injury to already depleted backcourt

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Denver Nuggets starting shooting guard Gary Harris will be sidelined up to four weeks with a right foot injury, coach Michael Malone said at practice Tuesday.

Gary Harris is out around 4 weeks according to coach Malone. Bad news for him.

— DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) November 15, 2016

Harris injured his foot in Denver’s 95-106 loss to the Detroit Pistons Saturday and removed himself from the game in the final minute of regulation. Harris did not play in the Nuggets 112-105 loss in Portland Sunday.

With Will Barton still sidelined with a sprained ankle, this is a huge blow to Denver’s backcourt. Depending on if Barton can get healthy during the Nuggets four-game homestand which starts Wednesday when Phoenix visits Denver, Jamal Murray and Malik Beasley are in for a jump in minutes.

Barton “looked good” in practice Monday, according to Malone and got through portions of practice Tuesday. He’s listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against Phoenix.