The Denver Nuggets have spoken with Michael Porter Jr. concerning comments he made about COVID-19.

"Personally, I think the coronavirus is being used obviously for a bigger agenda," Porter, 22, said on Snapchat. "It's being used for population control in just terms of being able to control the masses of people. I mean, because of the virus the whole world is being controlled."

"You're required to wear masks," Porter added. "And who knows what will happen when this vaccine comes out? You might have to have the vaccine in order to travel. Like, that would be crazy."

"Obviously, I'm not the thought police," Michael Malone said during a Zoom session with reporters. "I'm not going to tell any of our players what they can and can't say. All I would say is just be sensitive to the current situation in our country and throughout the world in regards to coronavirus.

"Michael Porter and any other player on our roster, they're entitled to their opinions and ability to have free speech, and I will respect that as long as it doesn't become a distraction. What Michael stated, being around our players this morning at breakfast and practice, has not become a distraction at all."

Players who make their debut in Orlando will remain eligible for next season's Rookie of the Year Award, sources told Tim Bontemps of ESPN.

The list includes Bol Bol, who has impressed during scrimmage games. 

With the seeding games not counting towards individual awards, the league made the decision to let players like Bol maintain their eligibility for the 2020-21 season. 

Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart will miss the scrimmage between the New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets on Saturday after undergoing minor dental procedures.

Jamal Murray will miss the game due to hamstring soreness.

The Nuggets will also hold out Will Barton and Gary Harris from the scrimmage. 

Monte Morris is scheduled to arrive in Orlando on Friday.

Morris, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was asymptomatic, passed two consecutive tests.

Keita Bates-Diop also arrived to the bubble for the Nuggets on Thursday. 

Torrey Craig and Gary Harris are expected to land in Orlando on Sunday night, sources told Kendra Andrews of The Athletic.

The two players will undergo a mandatory 48-hour quarantine.

The Nuggets remain without Michael Porter Jr. and Monte Morris. 

Nikola Jokic said he is not allowed to reveal his current playing weight due to team policy. Jokic has apparently lost a significant amount of weight during the suspension of the season.

During last season's playoffs, Jokic said he preferred playing at 275-280 poinds so he could be physical against big centers.

"Uh, yeah, I needed to say that because what you want me to say?" Jokic joked about his preferred playing weight. "It's an excuse for the weight, but... I'm joking."

Jokic isn't sure how his leaner frame will impact his game.

"What I am going to do?" Jokic said. "I don't know to be honest. I am just happy to be here, to finally come to Orlando to be with the team.

"Maybe I'm going to surprise everybody. Maybe I am not going to do good. So, we will see."

Nikola Jokic cleared quarantine and rejoined the Denver Nuggets in Orlando on Tuesday night.

Jokic, who tested positive for COVID-19 in Serbia, had to quarantine in Serbia and the United States, while producing multiple negative results.

"I was feeling normal. And when they said [the positive result], I was a little surprised because I had [a] normal-day routine, a workout and everything, and they called me and they said that I am positive," said Jokic after he received the positive test.

The Nuggets are currently without Gary Harris, Michael Porter Jr., Monte Morris, and Torrey Craig. 

"I'm not sure when we're going to have our full complement of players, I really don't," said Michael Malone. 

Gary Harris, Michael Porter Jr., and Torrey Craig are not currently in Orlando, league sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.

Porter's agent said that his client will report to Orlando in the next couple of days.

Monte Morris will also join the team in Orlando once he tests negative for COVID-19. 

The Nuggets closed their practice facility last month after two members of the organization tested positive. 

Nikola Jokic will join the Denver Nuggets in Orlando "very soon," according to Michael Malone. 

Jokic, who tested positive for COVID-19 in Serbia last month, recently retested negative.

"Nikola Jokic will be in the bubble very, very soon. I know that is a big topic of discussion, when's he going to be here. He will be here very, very soon, and excited to see him," said Malone on Saturday.

Jokic will quarantine for two days after arriving in Orlando.

The Nuggets closed their practice facility before leaving for Orlando after two members of their traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Following the team's first practice in Orlando on Friday, Michael Malone said that he hopes Nikola Jokic will join the Denver Nuggets "in the next couple of days."

Nikola Jokic recently retested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive in Serbia last month.

"He's healthy, he feels great, hopefully he will be here soon in the next couple of days," said Malone.

Two other members of the Nuggets' traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

"We don't have our whole team down here ... with the players that we have, we are treating it as an opportunity to get back in the gym to reconnect on the court, get some conditioning in, get some competitive drills in and revisiting offensive and defensive fundamentals and foundational parts of our team," added Malone.