Denver Nuggets standout ahead Aaron Gordon suffered a Grade 2 proper hamstring pressure and might be re-evaluated in 4 to 6 weeks per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The harm occurred early within the first quarter of Denver’s eventual win over the Houston Rockets in NBA Cup motion on Friday.

Gordon, 30, didn’t play in Saturday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings. Charania famous Gordon has been coping with points in each hamstrings this season and performed by means of a Grade 2 left hamstring pressure in Sport 7 within the second spherical of the playoffs in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder final season.

The high-flying ahead has been excellent this season, averaging a career-high 18.8 factors per sport on a career-high 44.4% 3-point taking pictures, a top-20 mark within the NBA to this point this season. Gordon’s harm comes simply over every week after fellow beginning wing Christian Braun sprained his left ankle. The Nuggets introduced Braun could be re-evaluated in six weeks.

The overlapping accidents leaves Denver very skinny on the wing; Spencer Jones and Peyton Watson each began in opposition to the Kings alongside Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray and Cameron Johnson. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown each performed extra minutes than traditional off the bench, and Hunter Tyson joined the bench rotation as properly.

Denver is 12-4 on the season and second within the Western Convention, solely behind Oklahoma Metropolis (16-1).