Carmelo Anthony has a sore and tender shoulder, but he isn't expected to miss any time as the Nuggets attempt to make the playoffs, according to the Denver Post.

He missed the team's practice on Thursday but should play Saturday night.

"(The shoulder) is not good ? it's sore, very tender today," Nuggets' Coach George Karl said Thursday. "I don't know how much he'll do Friday. The whole thing is just to calm it down, get it to where it's not irritating."