By PAT GRAHAM
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets misplaced one other starter, with ahead Aaron Gordon sidelined indefinitely by a strained proper hamstring.
The group introduced Sunday that Gordon, a former Mitty Excessive standout, can be reevaluated in 4 to 6 weeks and that “updates will be provided when necessary.” He performed solely three minutes in a win over the Houston Rockets on Friday evening.
Denver is already with out Christian Braun after the taking pictures guard sprained his left ankle on Nov. 12 in Los Angeles in a recreation in opposition to the Clippers.
Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones began Saturday evening with Gordon and Braun out throughout a 128-123 loss to Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings. Earlier than the sport, Denver coach David Adelman stated Gordon was finding out his choices.
“Yeah, he’s going through it,” Adelman stated. “We’re trying to make sure we get the correct answer, to make sure we’re doing the right things.”
Gordon handled a strained left hamstring final season in Sport 7 of a second-round playoff sequence in opposition to Oklahoma Metropolis. He had eight factors and 11 rebounds in simply over 24 minutes throughout a 125-93 loss that ended Denver’s season.
This season, the high-flying Gordon is averaging 18.8 factors and 5.9 rebounds. He scored 50 factors in opposition to the Warriors in Golden State’s victorious dwelling opener.
The 30-year-old Gordon has been an integral piece for the Nuggets since being acquired in a commerce with Orlando in March 2021. Gordon has fashioned fairly a reference to Nikola Jokic, a perennial triple-double risk, and guard Jamal Murray. The trio helped Denver to its first NBA title in 2023.
