{"id":304100,"date":"2025-11-23T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/304100\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:40:11","slug":"aaron-gordon-out-indefinitely-with-hamstring-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/304100\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Gordon out indefinitely with hamstring strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1923998\" class=\"wp-image-1923998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Aaron_Gordon_1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1923998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">30-year-old Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is averaging career marks in scoring and 3-point shooting.<\/p>\n<p>DENVER (AP) \u2014 The Denver Nuggets lost another starter, with forward Aaron Gordon sidelined indefinitely by a strained right hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nuggets\/status\/1992643090302345216?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">team announced Sunday<\/a> that Gordon would be reevaluated in four to six weeks and that \u201cupdates will be provided when necessary.\u201d He played only three minutes in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/den-vs-hou-0022500054\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">win over the Houston Rockets<\/a>\u00a0on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Injury Update: Aaron Gordon sustained a right hamstring strain on Friday night against the Houston Rockets. He will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X3ZrsLtZgt\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/X3ZrsLtZgt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/1992643090302345216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denver is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nuggets-guard-christian-braun-out-indefinitely-with-left-ankle-sprain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">without\u00a0Christian Braun<\/a>\u00a0after the shooting guard sprained his left ankle on Nov. 12 in Los Angeles in a game against the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones started Saturday night with Gordon and Braun out during a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sac-vs-den-0022500274\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">128-123 loss<\/a>\u00a0to Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings. Before the game, Denver coach David Adelman said Gordon was sorting out his options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, he\u2019s going through it,\u201d Adelman said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to make sure we get the correct answer, to make sure we\u2019re doing the right things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gordon dealt with a strained left hamstring last season in Game 7 of a second-round playoff series against Oklahoma City. He had eight points and 11 rebounds in just over 24 minutes during a 125-93 loss that ended Denver\u2019s season.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the high-flying Gordon is averaging 18.8 points and 5.9 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Gordon has been an integral piece for the Nuggets since being acquired in a trade with Orlando in March 2021. Gordon has formed quite a connection with Nikola Jokic, a perennial triple-double threat, and guard Jamal Murray. The trio helped Denver to its first NBA title in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"30-year-old Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is averaging career marks in scoring and 3-point shooting. 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