Aaron Gordon is out for at least a month with another hamstring injury
The The Denver Nuggets worked solid job of holding down the fort in the offense the absence of Nikola Jokićcurrently just a game out of second place in the Western Conference at 31-16. However, Jokic isn’t the only key Denver player dealing with an injury, as it’s a recent one Aaron Gordon fell with a hamstring injury.
On Thursday afternoon, the team received a rough status update regarding the advancement of Gordon’s status.
“Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks with a strained right hamstring, sources tell ESPN. Gordon has re-aggravated a previous hamstring injury he suffered in late November,” ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on X, formerly Twitter.
As Charania pointed out, this is the second time Gordon has suffered a hamstring injury this season, having missed multiple weeks with an illness previously picked up in November.
Of course, it was also the hamstring strain that severely limited Gordon in Game 7 of the Nuggets’ playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, and many fans are adamant that things might have played out differently if the forward hadn’t gotten hurt.
It’s certainly not a great sign that Gordon continues to go down with the same type of injury, and at this point, the priority for Denver will be to keep him healthy throughout the postseason.
The Nuggets are next scheduled to take the floor Thursday night at home against the Brooklyn Nets, which will mark the return of Michael Porter Jr. against his former team.
2026-01-29 21:58:00
