Jones exited Wednesday's 134-127 double-overtime loss to the Knicks after the first quarter due to a head contusion and didn't return. He finished with zero points (0-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt), three rebounds, one steal and one block.
Jones suffered the injury when he butted heads with the Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns late in the first quarter. Per Katy Winge of Altitude Sports, Jones was being evaluated for a concussion, and the Nuggets didn't want to risk his health by having him return. Even if Jones doesn't land in concussion protocol and is cleared in advance of Nuggets' next game Saturday in Chicago, he could still be inactive for the contest. Jones has now been active for the maximum 50 games allotted to two-way players, so the Nuggets will need to convert him to a standard NBA contract in order for him to be eligible to play again this season.