Nuggets acting head coach Adrian Dantley was forced to miss Tuesday's practice because of a kidney stone.

Denver is already without head coach George Karl, who is undergoing treatment for neck and throat cancer.

A group of assistants oversaw the 90-minute workout, the team's last practice before a pivotal back-to-back set against the Thunder and Lakers.

Nuggets spokesman Tim Gelt said Dantley would be on the bench for the Oklahoma City game, health permitting.

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