Overview
- Aaron Gordon left three minutes into Denver’s NBA Cup win over Houston after a collision with Steven Adams and was ruled out for the night.
- Head coach David Adelman said Gordon is expected to miss some time as the team gathers further evaluations.
- Gordon is consulting multiple specialists, and the Nuggets have not set a return timetable pending those assessments.
- The forward has a recent history of soft-tissue problems, including a Grade 2 left hamstring strain in last season’s playoff series against Oklahoma City.
- He had started this season strongly at 20.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game on elite efficiency, raising the stakes for Denver’s rotation during his absence.