Denver Nuggets ahead Aaron Gordon will miss at the very least the subsequent month with a proper hamstring pressure, the workforce introduced Thursday. Gordon might be re-evaluated in 4 to 6 weeks, which units him as much as probably return in March, simply forward of the common season’s house stretch. Gordon’s harm occurred in final Friday’s 102-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, which he left early after taking part in simply 16 minutes within the first half.
That is shortly turning into considerably of a misplaced season for Gordon, who re-injured the identical hamstring that stored him out for over a month earlier within the season. Gordon, 30, strained the muscle in a Nov. 21 NBA Cup recreation and didn’t return to motion till Jan. 4.
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When wholesome, Gordon has been extremely productive for the Nuggets (31-16). His 17.7 factors per recreation are a profession excessive, and he continues to make an influence from past the arc, capturing 40% for the second consecutive season. Nevertheless, Gordon has been restricted to only 23 video games as Denver continues to take care of an array of accidents, headlined by three-time MVP Nikola Jokić’s knee harm.
The Nuggets record seven injured gamers forward of Thursday’s recreation towards the Brooklyn Nets: Gordon (proper hamstring pressure), Jokić (left knee bone bruise), Tamar Bates (left foot surgical procedure), Christian Braun (left ankle sprain), Cameron Johnson (proper knee bone bruise), Jamal Murray (proper hamstring irritation and left hip irritation) and Jonas Valančiūnas (proper calf pressure). Murray and Valančiūnas are possible to play on Thursday whereas the remainder are out.
Denver has gone 9-5 with out Jokić and can proceed its quest to carry floor within the Western Convention playoff race whereas its stars miss time. The Nuggets enter Thursday in third place within the West, two video games forward of the fourth-seeded Houston Rockets and 6.5 video games again of the first-place Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.
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With Jokić and others set to return earlier than lengthy, the Nuggets might slowly start to get again to full power in time for the ultimate common season push and into the playoffs. Jokić hyperextended his knee on Dec. 30 and was initially dominated out at the very least 4 weeks, and he stays on monitor to be re-evaluated in early February.
Denver might search reinforcements on the Feb. 5 commerce deadline, however with the accidents leaving the Nuggets quick on depth, maintaining the roster intact may make extra sense. The franchise is about $400,000 over the posh tax threshold, per Spotrac, and will look to shed wage on the deadline if it makes a transfer in any respect.
