Nuggets Aaron Gordon out for the week with a hamstring strain

DENVER – The Denver Nuggets lost another starter, with forward Aaron Gordon out indefinitely with a strained right hamstring.

The team announced Sunday that Gordon will be evaluated in four to six weeks and “updates will be provided when necessary. He played just three minutes in Friday night’s win over the Houston Rockets.”

Denver is already without Christian Brown after the shooting guard sprained his left ankle in a Nov. 12 game against the Clippers in Los Angeles.

Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones started Saturday night along with Gordon and Brown during a 128-123 loss to Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings. Before the game, Denver coach David Edelman said Gordon was sorting out his options.

“Yeah, he’s going through it,” Edelman said. “We’re trying to make sure we get the right answers, to make sure we’re doing the right things.”

Gordon dealt with a strained left groin in Game 7 of a second-round playoff series against Oklahoma City last season. He had 8 points and 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes during a 125-93 loss that ended Denver’s season.

This season, the high-flying Gordon is averaging 18.8 points and 5.9 rebounds.

Gordon, 30, has been an integral part of the Nuggets since being acquired in a March 2021 trade with Orlando. Gordon has built plenty of relationships with Nikola Jokic, a perennial triple-double threat, and guard Jamal Murray. All three helped Denver to its first NBA title in 2023.