Nurkić to miss rest of season due to nose surgery

(Patria) - Bosnian basketball player Jusuf Nurkić ended his NBA season in the saddest possible way - with a serious nose injury.

After missing the last few games, it has now been decided that the Bosnian center must undergo surgery and faces a long break.

The regular NBA season ends in mid-April, and Nurkić will not recover by then, meaning he will not be back on the court until the second half of the year.

Jusuf Nurkic is set for nose surgery on Tuesday, which will keep him out for the rest of the season, per @ChrisBHaynes. pic.twitter.com/BWoOWbSW38

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 23, 2026

This is a real shame for the experienced Bosnian basketball player, as he played excellently this season and recorded as many as three triple-doubles in January.

After that, the Jazz started to tank games for a better position in the draft lottery, and Nurkić became a victim, as he wouldn't play when the game was on the line.

To make matters worse, Nurkić's contract expires at the end of the season, and he becomes a free agent, and he could have used the remaining games to prove himself further.

However, as he is a long-time NBA player, Nurkić should not have problems finding a new club, and the possibility of him staying with the Jazz is not excluded.