Nuggets' Tim Hardaway: Will start Christmas Day

Hardaway will join the starting five for Thursday's matchup against the Timberwolves, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.

Hardaway unsurprisingly gets the nod with Cameron Johnson out for an extended time due to a knee bruise. Hardaway has scored in double digits in 12 of the past 13 games, averaging 14.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 28.5 minutes.