With center Marcus Camby already out with a bruised right hip, the Denver Nuggets will be short another big man after Camby?s replacement Nene sprained his left medial collateral ligament in last night 94-79 loss to New Jersey.

"It's been an interesting year," Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said. "Every couple of games, somebody gets injured."

Nene is expected to be out at least the next couple of games.