Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will miss more than a month with a right hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday.
He will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks with what ESPN reported is a Grade 2 hamstring strain.
Gordon is third on the team in scoring, averaging a career-high 18.8 points per game, and is shooting a career-best 44.4% from 3-point territory.
The 30-year-old played just three minutes Friday night in Denver’s 112-109 win over the Houston Rockets.
In 13 games this season, he also is averaging 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Nuggets, who have the second-best record in the Western Conference at 12-4.
He is in his 12th NBA season after being picked fourth overall by the Orlando Magic in 2014. He was traded to Denver halfway through the 2020-21 season.
Gordon has played 733 career games (635 starts) with averages of 13.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
His is the second longer-term injury to a key player for the Nuggets.
Guard Christian Braun hasn’t played since a Nov. 12 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The 24-year-old is sidelined with a left-ankle sprain and isn’t expected to be evaluated again for about five weeks.
Braun is averaging 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 29.5 minutes in 11 games.
–Field Level Media
