Denver Nuggets ahead Aaron Gordon has a Grade 2 proper hamstring pressure, sources advised ESPN on Sunday.
Gordon can be reevaluated in 4 to 6 weeks, the workforce introduced.
Gordon suffered the damage in Friday’s street win towards the Houston Rockets and underwent an MRI on Saturday that exposed the severity. Gordon is the second Nuggets starter now sidelined for an prolonged interval, becoming a member of Christian Braun, who was set to overlook no less than six weeks after an ankle sprain on Nov. 12.
Gordon scored a career-high 50 factors on opening evening towards the Golden State Warriors to change into the sixth participant to ever accomplish that in an opener.
He’s averaging profession highs in factors (18.8) and 3-point share (44.4%) this season and is one in all seven gamers to common 15 factors on 50-40-85 taking pictures, in accordance with ESPN Analysis.
Gordon entered Friday’s recreation managing bilateral hamstring points, and through final season’s Western Convention semifinals, he performed by way of a Grade 2 left hamstring pressure in Sport 7 towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.
The Nuggets elevated their depth within the offseason — which can be examined on this stretch — and now will depend on fourth-year ahead Peyton Watson at ahead together with key additions in Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas.
The Nuggets (12-4) enter Sunday second within the Western Convention behind the Thunder (16-1).
